It
is only 7 days since last Thursday? The rules have been rewritten,
the paradigm changed. Millions like myself have long argued that a
campaigning Left party could make progress in a world like ours. The
themes of Libertarian Socialism have long talked about community
campaigning, empowerment and the activist. The rise of social media
has enabled the right wing press to be sidelines. As social media
grows it now reaches at least 50% per cent of the population. this
will continue to grow. the generation that only reads papers like the
sun, the Mail and the Express will pass through nature to eternity.
As
the rules are rewritten and we see 40,000 people voting for Caroline
Lucas in Brighton and Labour storming Canterbury and Kensington. We
know it is possible for the left to win without moving to a pseudo
conservative position. its clear that Corbyn or Smith could have led
a Labour party to victory in 1997. new Labour was not the cause of
victory : it was the savage thirst for a new beginning. I would love
to see the faces of the three wise monkeys , Blair, Brown and
Kinnock. I would like to have heard their comments as they watched
the election results role in last Thursday night. The books have been
rewritten, the model changed and the results clear. Labour have now
identified 60 key marginals to campaign in. The latest polls show a
Labour lead of 6%.
I
am aware of the humble pie being eaten by the right wing Labour MP's
right now. They will quickly adapt and soon ambition will make of
them good socialists who always believed in the possibility of the
Corbyn achievement. however i should warn them that the tone of their
behavior, the bullying of Corbyn and their Byzantine intrigues will
not be forgotten. In a Labour party with new activists, including the
40,000 who have joined since June 9th will have longer memories.
from
September the Labour party will reform itself. The left has the party
now and will remake it in its own image. Mandatory re-selection will
come in and the new young activists will seek to replace the old
guard. The schemes of Stephen Kinnock and his plots will be unmasked
and it is unlikely that hi ilk will survive long as Labour MP's. Lord
Kinnock, Gordon Brown and Tony Blair will slowly baste themselves in
a sauce of bitterness and self loathing. The three wise monkeys who
deny what they say, see and hear will be unable to deny what is
happening.
Perhaps
Corbyn will take Caroline Lucas into the cabinet, except the reality
of electoral reform, become inclusive and lay the foundations of a
Green Left . There is a real chance now for the forces of Socialism
to create a new agenda, a new formulation of change and the real aim
of keeping the right out of power for a generation. Its up to you
Jeremy to take the long view...please don't fail us...
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