In the US, at least the left can cling to "Bernie would have won". Over here in the UK we made our Bernie – a white-haired Pure Socialist who's never been wrong in 40 years of politics, according to his supporters – leader of the opposition and he contested two elections in four years. Jeremy Corbyn didn't win the first, and Jeremy Corby…
In the US, at least the left can cling to "Bernie would have won". Over here in the UK we made our Bernie – a white-haired Pure Socialist who's never been wrong in 40 years of politics, according to his supporters – leader of the opposition and he contested two elections in four years. Jeremy Corbyn didn't win the first, and Jeremy Corbyn resoundingly lost the second. But, like Trumpists, his supporters believe it was only betrayal, only the media, only the benighted misled public who caused him to fail and still hold his torch. Jeremy Would Have Won.
In the US, at least the left can cling to "Bernie would have won". Over here in the UK we made our Bernie – a white-haired Pure Socialist who's never been wrong in 40 years of politics, according to his supporters – leader of the opposition and he contested two elections in four years. Jeremy Corbyn didn't win the first, and Jeremy Corbyn resoundingly lost the second. But, like Trumpists, his supporters believe it was only betrayal, only the media, only the benighted misled public who caused him to fail and still hold his torch. Jeremy Would Have Won.
I think you're reading of recent hisotry is correct.
But with:
a) Liz Truss is considerable trouble
b) Keir Starmer recnetly having the look of a man who'd consider swimming the English Channel were he ever to become PM
Labour might yet move sharply left. Maybe it will be someone other than Corbyn at the helm - but his influence is likely to grow.