The Jeremy
Corbyn lead Labour party has gone from 28% to 38% in the polls in a
few weeks. They are now just three points behind in one of the most
recent. This happened as soon as certain electortal rules kicked in
for the media to start treating each party in a fairer way.
An electoral
earthquake is coming in the UK. If you are around next Friday night
we are having a few drinks to celebrate at the Unite Union office in
Auckland. Come along from 2pm and we will broadcast the results on a
big screen.
The Jeremy
Corbyn lead Labour party has gone from 28% to 38% in the polls in a
few weeks. They are now just three points behind in one of the most
recent. This happened as soon as certain electoral rules kicked in
for the media to start treating each party in a fairer way.
As soon as
people had an opportunity to see and hear Corbyn, his left wing
message of change “For the many, not the few” resonated broadly.
The most
left-wing manifesto in decades has been greeted with enthusiasm.
The British
Conservative Party campaign has been a train wreck. Their leader
Theresa May comes across as an uncaring Toff – which she is. Their
policies are seen as catering only to the rich and powerful – which
they are.
The attacks
on Corbyn have no descended into the gutter of trying to link him
with the recent terrorist attack and past associations with the Irish
Republican Army. This is particularly hideous given that the
Conservative Party government has been working to empower the Libyan
jihadi groups for years and has been complicit in loyalist terrorism
in Northern Ireland.
If Corbyn
wins, he is likely to face a rebellion from some of his own MP’s.
The hangover from the days when Tony Blair lead the party and the
country into war and austerity on a Tory agenda are still strong. It
is probable that they would rather split the party than allow a
left-wing programme to be implemented. Corbyn and his allies have not
had the time they need to make the Party fit fo the purpose of
radical transformation. But and electoral victory, or even a narrow
defeat, will strengthen the hands of the genuine left to retake the
party and turn it into a genuine instrument to advance the interests
of UK working class – to become a genuine “Labour” Party.
The New
Zealand Labour Party can look at this election campaign and realise
that policies count and left wing policies are popular when
articulated in a manner that speaks to the concerns of the majority.
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