[DemolitionRed]

I agree with a lot of what you say TT. I've been shying away from publically discussing the Labour party of late because its become such a toxic brand thanks to the internal squabbling from the Blairites.

Lets remember that Corbyn is constantly having to struggle with treachery and skulduggery within his own party. Over half the Labour party are neoliberals obsessed with trying to get Corbyn out, but lets remember, the main reason people still support the Labour party is, they want a progressive government, they want to stop the NHS being privatised, they want national rail back. We presently have a government who refuses to borrow for the countries benefit and for the sake of balancing the books, will sell off anything that isn’t nailed down. Labour believe (or at least they did) we need social benefits within a social democracy and that means no matter how poor a family is, they will still get essential supplies. We all know (or perhaps we don’t) that apart from a few exceptions, social democracy is in trouble across Europe and there’s a whole bunch of us out there who want to stop this neoliberal express train.

I like Corbyn, I like a lot of his politics but I no longer believe he cuts it as a future MP. I love the way he has little time for the privileged few but get frustrated at the way he doesn’t seem able to defend Labours track record or voice his concerns like the true activist he is. At PMQ he comes over as somewhat subservient, which gives a lot of us the impression he has no ability to govern.

The thing that pulled me away from Corbyn and McDonald was this sudden commitment to have a balanced budget. We need someone who is brave enough to use the power of the state to create wealth and balancing the books greatly constrains that power.
I want to support Labour because I want a better Britian, but Labour have to become united. Until we get a clone of Corbyn who can actually get the message across and stop putting it out there that Labour will be spending with great caution, I fear the party is doomed.