expect this largely because they aren't a proper strucutured party, anyone willing to stump up a deposit can stand under the banner.
Sorry I seem to have misrepresented myself. Corbyn was an important reason why Labour couldn't win. Of course. His antipathy towards Europe meant he wasn't a lightening rod for remainers (versus May). I lost any hope I had he might have the wit to realize labour is a broad church and requires wise leadership when, days after he was elected leader, he faked a lost signal when he couldn't deal with an interview, and then dithered over announcements, finally dithering over anti-Semitism. I appreciate that Johnson hid in a freezer, and I appreciate labour got millions of votes when Corbyn was leader (and indeed won the general election by a landslide, according to Corbyn supporters), but it was what it was.Can’t entirely agree with all that.
I voted Remain and for me, the fact that Johnson backed Leave was a huge black mark against him. I didn’t particularly like him, but hoped that he would ‘grow/mature into the PM role. Well, I got that seriously wrong. Nevertheless, it cannot be denied that the fact that Corbyn was the leader of the Labour Party and was up for PM scared the fu…ng pants of a hell of a lot of people in the country, including sensible Labour voters. That was a contributory factor in the landslide defeat. If Labour had had a half sensible bloke/blokess in charge, then I think the result would have been rather less catastrophic for the party.
Yes, that is my personal take on things, but I don’t imagine I was the only one with those thoughts.
My main point is that Corbyn, having lost two general elections, left the Tories with the working majority that made them (the Tories) entirely responsible for what happened to our country. Had things worked out well for the Tories people wouldn't now be congratulating Corbyn's labour party (or indeed Starmer's) for being the effective opposition that kept the Tories honest. They would be praising the Tories for doing a terrific job. As it should be. The opposite is the case so the buck has to stop with the Tories.
(And of course I wish, I just wish that everything could have been completely different, to quote Richard Richard).