- Sun Aug 09, 2020 8:31 pm
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His "movement" isn't in good shape- see Long-Bailey and Burgon's challenges.
But we're talking about him personally, and he was unbeatable in a leadership challenge because of the personal loyalty he encouraged. I'm not saying it works for me, but it's easy to see how lots of people can lap it up. The easy answers offered to nearly everything ("principles"), the hostility to him of people they don't like. They don't see a bloke who couldn't win an egg and spoon race, they see somebody who "campaigned" for stuff they like.
Tony Benn basically faded after 1981, and he was way more able than Corbyn, younger, and with a much more significant base in Parliament, local councils etc. I don't see any reason that Jez, left to himself, won't go the same way.
But we're talking about him personally, and he was unbeatable in a leadership challenge because of the personal loyalty he encouraged. I'm not saying it works for me, but it's easy to see how lots of people can lap it up. The easy answers offered to nearly everything ("principles"), the hostility to him of people they don't like. They don't see a bloke who couldn't win an egg and spoon race, they see somebody who "campaigned" for stuff they like.
Tony Benn basically faded after 1981, and he was way more able than Corbyn, younger, and with a much more significant base in Parliament, local councils etc. I don't see any reason that Jez, left to himself, won't go the same way.