Comment on Jeremy Corbyn on Britain’s New Left-Wing Party
sirico@feddit.uk 5 days ago
They need to get defined quickly, signups show theres demand but I worry that they’ve spent a lot of time faffing and being pretty directionless in attempt to make everyone happy. You won’t take on Reform if you can’t match them on party identity and right now they still have no name.
HumanPenguin@feddit.uk 5 days ago
700K Seems huge, but given they are only asking for interest not any membership or funding. It is dramatically.
Lesss impressive then the number of 509k labour members under Corbyn,
That said. Even if it’s simply an attempt by left voters to push labour to the left. Such bodes well for the party when it dose form properly.
The biggest risk is the left wing history of rejecting parties over individual idealism. Such a party can only have any effect if the left is willing to come together over disagreements. Much as the right will to avoid the left.
echodot@feddit.uk 4 days ago
I think they are. Jeremy Corbyn is not exactly my favourite person in the world but if it means getting an actual left-wing government and willing to support him nonetheless.
HumanPenguin@feddit.uk 4 days ago
Possibly. We really need to wait for polling data. And that will be limited until name.etc is settled.
Membership would also be a huge info point is these numbers are willing to join. I will. But anything close to Corbyn labour membership numbers will indicate stronger support.
Personally I do like Corbyn as a person. But think he is unskilled as a politician. I’m glad he is not talking about leadership on his own. He has too much baggage.
So far I’ve liked his partners approach to anti semitism accusations.