All very odd. I think I've said in here before, I get the feeling Labour are happy taking a risk on inner city seats they usually win comfortably in order to appeal to the 'swing seats' needed for a majority. Risky in my view. Lose a few too many, including some like where I live where the margin was 200ish in 2019, and a majority looks unlikely. Trust me, there's enough anti-labour around here who'll vote Tory regardless. Lose a good number of the faithful? Might be tight.
I believe you're thinking is correct. There is a strategy in play and I also think that come GE day that the margins will be much closer than current polls suggest.
Sad, but they've only got themselves to blame. The chap that's been put into compete for Corbyn's seat has made a few mil from privatised NHS services, the one in our constituency doesn't seem to have any political interests going by the blurb, although she is crazy about animals, so that's a bonus.
Democratic choice exists, regardless of what you wish to believe. As I say, you will have the choice of multiple parties and indi's come GE day.
Strongly suspect Corbyn will win his seat. Be interesting to see what happens with Abbots. Might see a backlash.
Seems like they're parachuting in drips-for-the-whips like Johnson did. Yet another parallel.
You can be a critic of a system and still be complicit in it. She wants her kid to get a chance in life but still recognises the system is massively lopsided towards kids with a rich daddy and extra digits. I don't have an issue with that personally and like Corbyn she is very popular with her constituents. Its a bad look and its very sad the party feels it has to play towards a gallery of white van men.
He deserves to win it, he will work far harder for his constituency that the vast majority of MPs who see local work, campaigns and engagement as a hindrance to their career
With joy.