The end of the Labour party

[Hairyloon]

Not on manifesto stuff. Not from the shadow cabinet.

 

I'm pretty sure the Manifesto said it would focus on jobs. You'll have to remind me exactly what it said about the Single Market.

[L00b]

Don't think Corbyn had a choice there.

 

Nobody is asking the obvious questions though: why wouldn't Corbyn want us in the single market?

Erm...

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EDIT: in the meantime, some more food for thought. Nail on head, tbh.

[I1L2T3]

Erm...

 

Indeed.

 

The EU rules that apparently stifle trade with the rest of the world, e.g. With the focus on trade within the single market also promote competition within that market, and one of the areas of competition is for providing public services. Renationalising key industries would be much easier outside the single market.

 

I did warn about this pre-referendum but was shot down because an evil and rabid leftie could never get into power and do nasty terrible things like re-nationalisation could they....

 

The de facto Brexit leaders are looking for such a specific set of outcomes that they could never comprehend that a whole mass of unintended consequences are on the horizon.

 

If it wasn't so serious I'd be splitting my sides laughing

[Vaati]

Back on topic please. This thread isn't about Brexit.

[Ridgewalk]

I think we can safely say it's not the end of the Labour Party, membership well over 500,000, 40% share of the vote at the Election, Labour leader more popular than PM. Sixty seven percent of young voters voted Labour.

 

Probably the end of UKIP and well, Lib Dems

[Jeffrey Shaw]

"We" cannot say anything definitive. Much of the Labour vote increase seems to have come from enthusing under-25s to vote; and they are far more likely than older voters to support left-wing parties. But sudden enthusiasms tend to melt away once reality sets in.

[hackey lad]

"We" cannot say anything definitive. Much of the Labour vote increase seems to have come from enthusing under-25s to vote; and they are far more likely than older voters to support left-wing parties. But sudden enthusiasms tend to melt away once reality sets in.

 

exactly , and the membership at over 500,000 was open to anybody who had a spare 3 quid to spend , even Teresa May could have spent 3 quid and joined .

[banjodeano]

exactly , and the membership at over 500,000 was open to anybody who had a spare 3 quid to spend , even Teresa May could have spent 3 quid and joined .

 

that was three quid to vote, we are talking about membership here, not just a one off payment of three quid to vote

[hackey lad]

that was three quid to vote, we are talking about membership here, not just a one off payment of three quid to vote

 

to vote for what ?

[banjodeano]

to vote for what ?

to vote in the labour leadership election, not to become a member