If UK politicians had any sense they’d fix the voting system that let that happen.
Obviously they won’t because that same system put them in power and is currently holding far-right at bay, but it would be nice.
Corbyn was also at the helm of a horrible Labour defeat in 2019.
Corbyn lost by less than 3 million votes. A “horrible defeat” is the narrative the neoliberal media wants you to follow because it makes him seems like less of a threat to the establishment than he really was.
Contravariant@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Meron35@lemmy.world 4 months ago
People think that the Brexit Referendum was when the UK timeline split, but imo it split when the Alternative Vote referendum failed back in 2011.
Contravariant@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Keep in mind that for the way UK elects MPs something like Alternative Vote (or even approval voting, which I prefer) would only help with the problem that only 2 parties have any chance of winning in each particular constituency.
It doesn’t get around the issue that ‘% of constituencies where party X wins the election’ and ‘% of votes cast for party X’ are in no way the same thing.
DessertStorms@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 months ago
Obviously they won’t because that same system put them in power
Yes
and is currently holding far-right at bay
No, they’re acting as an establishment backed placeholder while the right regroups in preparation for a surge even further right next elections (when they get to blame all of the countries problems on “lefties”). Also the far right has made pretty significant gains this election.
Either way though you’re right - he has no reason to fix the voting system. People really need to let this sink in - Starmer isn’t there for the good of the country or the people, but his own and that of the establishment.
ID411@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 months ago
May I mention the fact that Starmers acolytes in the party were actively working to undermine Corbyn during the campaign?
Leaking racist smears to the press and so on ?
independent.co.uk/…/labour-files-forde-report-kei…
DessertStorms@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 months ago
Absolutely, in case anyone needed more proof that the guy is 100% dedicated to the establishment and furthering his own career (sadly, many do, so spreading this far and wide is not only welcome, but necessary).