I think supporters of Labour need to hold their/our nerve a bit.
It's all well and good pointing out the weakness of Corbyn's leadership. There's probably some truth to it. However there is a reasonable question of exactly what would you have him do? If he comes out in support of a 2nd referendum expect to see lots of his Northern MP's (such as Jon Mann) at best become Independent and at worst split to form a new party. If he supports Brexit expect to potentially see the other wing of the party around Chuka Umana looking to do something similar.
I don't see why people from the right of the party are criticising him for supporting Brexit when he voted against May's deal, while allowing their former and current allies such as Mann, Woodcock etc to vote with the Tory Brexit deal that would take us out of the Customs union. Where is the consistency in that?
The lack of consistency masks a deeper ploy. They do not want Corbyn in. It's not just naive inconsistency, there's a deliberate policy here.
What you've got with Brexit is an almighty mess. There's no good way out of this now. Every turn May has made has been for her own self preservation and that of the Conservative Party and it has been to the detriment of the country. If Labour came in now it would be an enormously difficult situation.
What May wants is to spread the contagion she has caused, minimise the tension and splits within her own party and come to an arrangement where she can continue to hold power to pursue her failed domestic agenda. For Labour it makes sense to avoid bailing her out on any of those points. At times it will look like inaction from Corbyn but there is a strategy there. But things take more than a few days to take hold.
Initially people are a bit lukewarm to a general election. The calls for this will grow though, all the while a consensus cannot be reached. The only way a consensus can be reached is if May stands up to the right of her party and offers a deal that allows for a customs union and back tracks on freedom of movement. That will see a split in the Tory party and it's destruction. It might sound crass, but for Labour, let it happen. They have got themselves into this mess, now they need to suffer the consequences.
Don't allow the media to portray this as anything other than that. May is not pursuing the national interest. Being objective neither is Corbyn. None of these talks on either front are about that. They are self preservation. Corbyn needs to safeguard Labour as best as possible. We are long passed the point where this Brexit stuff can now be rescued to not do damage. For me, the people who caused this mess should be allowed to face the full consequences of it.
It's all well and good pointing out the weakness of Corbyn's leadership. There's probably some truth to it. However there is a reasonable question of exactly what would you have him do? If he comes out in support of a 2nd referendum expect to see lots of his Northern MP's (such as Jon Mann) at best become Independent and at worst split to form a new party. If he supports Brexit expect to potentially see the other wing of the party around Chuka Umana looking to do something similar.
I don't see why people from the right of the party are criticising him for supporting Brexit when he voted against May's deal, while allowing their former and current allies such as Mann, Woodcock etc to vote with the Tory Brexit deal that would take us out of the Customs union. Where is the consistency in that?
The lack of consistency masks a deeper ploy. They do not want Corbyn in. It's not just naive inconsistency, there's a deliberate policy here.
What you've got with Brexit is an almighty mess. There's no good way out of this now. Every turn May has made has been for her own self preservation and that of the Conservative Party and it has been to the detriment of the country. If Labour came in now it would be an enormously difficult situation.
What May wants is to spread the contagion she has caused, minimise the tension and splits within her own party and come to an arrangement where she can continue to hold power to pursue her failed domestic agenda. For Labour it makes sense to avoid bailing her out on any of those points. At times it will look like inaction from Corbyn but there is a strategy there. But things take more than a few days to take hold.
Initially people are a bit lukewarm to a general election. The calls for this will grow though, all the while a consensus cannot be reached. The only way a consensus can be reached is if May stands up to the right of her party and offers a deal that allows for a customs union and back tracks on freedom of movement. That will see a split in the Tory party and it's destruction. It might sound crass, but for Labour, let it happen. They have got themselves into this mess, now they need to suffer the consequences.
Don't allow the media to portray this as anything other than that. May is not pursuing the national interest. Being objective neither is Corbyn. None of these talks on either front are about that. They are self preservation. Corbyn needs to safeguard Labour as best as possible. We are long passed the point where this Brexit stuff can now be rescued to not do damage. For me, the people who caused this mess should be allowed to face the full consequences of it.
