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Has Labour ever been in coalition with anyone for an extended period? Reality is Labour lost the election despite going up against an incredibly weak oppositio
by thu2111 7y ago
Has Labour ever been in coalition with anyone for an extended period?
Reality is Labour lost the election despite going up against an incredibly weak opposition and basically refusing to discuss or take a position on Brexit, which was an irresponsible form of electioneering. When faced with a competent opposition they took the same approach and were wiped out. That's on Corbyn.
- AndrewBissell 7y agoI tend to agree that Corbyn trying to straddle the Remain/Leave camps may have been a fatal error, but who knows whether he would have felt it necessary if he had not been kneecapped in 2017 and won the election. One also shouldn't dismiss the role of the UK press in amplifying "anti-Semitism" and various other smears (like the "tankie" used on this very thread) against Corbyn.