The last 24 hours. A focus group on Newsnight H showed that win or lose Jeremy Corbyn has changed everything. He has made the left relevant again. The main political parties have a clear difference. The Labour manifesto is the most progressive programme presented by a major party that I have seen. Corbyn has grown, he appears like a leader and a potential Prime Minister. I have heard people praise his principle and abilities and these have been people I would never have expected to hear such sentiments from. In Wales the Labour campaign has been bland and yet significantly those moving to Labour have been inspired to do so by Corbyn.
Stephen Kinnock and Owen Smith seem insipid and
irrelevant to the issues, the passions and the needs of Wales. I
would love to hear the ravings of Big Daddy Kinnock and Tony Blair on
the Labour poll ratings. They all sound like the empty cans rattling
around the bottom of the dustbin of history.. Win or lose the Labour
will be reformed. The election of future leaders will be more
democratic , ordinary members will have a real roll, real power and
real involvement. There will never be a Tiny Blair again and at long
last Labour promises to be truly socialist. In Wales the monolithic
conservative party that is Welsh Labour will begin the process of
change brought by the Corbynistas and in Scotland Labour must face up
to being an independent party and settle it's stance on Unionism. The
paradigm had changed and a new process begins.
The irony may well be that outside of the EU real
left wing policies may become possible. A Labour government may well
be able to negotiate a Norwegian style relationship with the EU and
this may be the best possible of all of the options available.By this time tomorrow polls will be open. It's all
to fight for , Talk, explain, connect bring the vote in and enjoy.
The Tories are scared, vulnerable and wounded. A the best to those
supporters of the future, the Ecosocialist in whatever party they are
in. The world is ours to win.
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