Corbynism continues to rip holes through the Labour Party
The former labour leader now party member and an independent MP for Islington North. Jeremy Corbyn with his membership of to the party that’s the second largest in the United Kingdom but only delivering in seventy years to prime ministers that secured an election victory Wilson and Blair. Corbyn on the hand failed to win dismally. How ever die hard corbynites plod on.
Safe to say I don’t know how many times seen corbynites huddling behind their sacred leader in a rally cry as their chosen one. The one who could or could’ve once took on the establishment and the elite in ways like Karl Marx attended with many on the far left on the party saw him as the anti-thesis and the one to lead some form of twenty-first century revolt against Cameron’s decade of austerity which lead to many feeling apathetic with the establishment much who failed to rebuild the economy after the 2008 financial crash. A period that lead to a divergence in the path of politics nationally and internationally.
Corbyn’s politics what he stood for is something that has existed since the Bennite days of labours hard left fraction. It was by chance that Corbyn would have been selected by the membership to lead the party not Yvette Cooper not Andy Burnham. Whilst, Andy Burnham was suited to the role who could help become the architect of the reconstruction of the red wall as the Mayor of Greater Manchester continues to advocate for financial and economic support for the north who’ve now come left behind by the government after the north were key in Johnson’s election victory last year. Burnham and Cooper represent some of labours more pragmatic politics which it has distanced from since the 2010 general election loss when Brown was leader.
There have been only two labour prime minsters who had the backing of the country and a mandate to govern following an election. The current administration of Starmer’s rule is desperate to govern and be sitting as prime minister with an election victory. Much more strategic than the Corbyn years. The downfall and labours vulnerability historically has been absorbed by factional politics and niche policy ideas rather than focusing on the salient issues of the day. So, why is labour having such a hard time realising its flaws?
An uphill battle Starmer has to climb but it’s Jeremy who’s now taking the battle to the court with much money in the bank from his cult-like followers. Something that Starmer might not want to spend Labour parties time and money battling on after such cases being reported that could bankrupt the party. Is Corbyn trying to make the Labour Party sink.
He’s already rolled his eyes at Margaret Hodge a senior member of the Labour Party who’s been selected as the parties NEC Chairperson. When a number of Momentum far-left representatives cut their call short when they knew they couldn’t get who they want. When Starmer took over as leader he wanted to unite labour but would find it a challenging seeing it being severed with more factionalism.
Corbyn’s outrage his legal outrage and his supporters outrage could be seen as an attempt of petty revenge to those who undermine his leadership in his tenure though Jeremy wouldn’t listen to those who opposed him and his office had a frosty relationship with factions and was questioned over many accounts of antisemitism.
It will however will come as a relief to Starmer’s Labour to have this conflict early in his tenure and years before the parties election campaign. To some of those who may be unimpressed by his ambiguous party under new management rhetoric, it might be time that Starmer starts telling people what labour stands for this could give Starmer a new beginning as would people buy the same manifesto again after seeming too radical last time.
Labours socialist policies to some British people feel this is the how we ‘build back better’ in a post Brexit and post pandemic economy as we are likely to be suffering one of the worst economic crisis. Maybe Starmer it’s time to start hearing what you be selling on the campaign trail in 2024.
Unionism, seems to be a problem that the Labour Party must focus on if it wants to get the doors of number 10 by the next election. As Sturgeon’s SNP demanding that she will conduct a second referendum on independence if Scotland will wins the next Holyrood election next year and sees a challenge as Wales is growing to become an nation curious about independence with ‘Yes Cymru’ doubling its pro independence movement support this year and If Price were to be first minister would seek similar action to Sturgeon and work closely.
Labour however should do action that if it is committed to getting into power again would be to forge alliance and strong relationship with other progressive parties. As under first past the post favours the Conservative party and to the arrogance of Labour Party who frequently suffers fools gladly as their continually lose election after election. Labour should work to deliver a progressive government at the next election not rule out going into coalition with or forging some sort of electoral alliance with parties like the Green Party and Liberal Democrat’s and deliver electoral reform.
This would outrage many labour centrists from the Blairite era like Lord Andrew Adonis and the Corbynist branch. This is why what Starmer does about Post-Corbynism and how his party moves on from that era of its history will be key of winning any future elections.
Another headache for Starmer has surfaced this week and a faction which aims to influence the parties policies moving forward led by Clive Lewis, Rachel Maskell, Lloyd Russel-Moyle and Alex Sopel who want to build something different that embraces socialism a green, internationalist and democratic one. Said to embrace pluralism and willing to work with progressive movements even beyond the party. Listing issues it will work to address environmentalism crisis, surveillance capitalism, pandemics and ecological brake downs. Aimed at not trying to grow divisions at fractions but creat unity.
Whilst I’m no socialist the words are wise for the greater good as a progressive liberal I do feel like we must begin ditching factionalism and grudges from political divides to focus on key issues facing our society. This must be done if we can start to have a tolerant and open conversation where we don’t share the loath of our opposition but find what we have in common. We need a labour who doesn’t turn their nose at those who don’t vote for them or have disagreements to find a common ground.
Labours future mustn’t be New Labour 2.0 nor should be continuation of Corbynism but a progressive liberal which can unite its party however it may take some time to be done but only can be done with having a coffee with those beyond Labour Party politics and an ounce of humility
