Interesting in depth read. Obviously much less ambitious than Corbyn would have been but a lot of stuff there looks decent. I’m mostly worried about how they might reduce disability benefits which are already very hard to live on.
Interesting in depth read. Obviously much less ambitious than Corbyn would have been but a lot of stuff there looks decent. I’m mostly worried about how they might reduce disability benefits which are already very hard to live on.
Yes, part of it is because Labour’s base has many leave voters. This screwed Labour in 2019 as no-one could square that circle (amongst other problems).
But also: even if there’s a very real “brexgret” thing, good luck getting anyone to admit they voted wrong. “Leave” became such a central identity to many people that poking that would have unpredictable emotional reactions.
Given how long a rejoining process might take anyway it’s better to leave it for a while, make some smaller and less controversial agreements with the EU.
I understand there’s also an ego thing. Britain had a pretty sweet deal under the previous EU membership, and they won’t get that again if they rejoin.
But if Europe weathers the nationalistic wave (as it seems to be), and gains more members, things are going to get increasingly worse - relatively - for Britain.
But, fuck, I have no idea why Trump was able to win in 2016, and even more why he’s got any chance in 2024. So I’m in no position to judge the stubborn holding to Brexit, as it destroys the livelyhoods of the very people who voted for it.