Here's a little perspective for everyone bashing Corbyn over this election result:
Tories lost 3 successive times:
1997 = 165 seats
2001 = 166 seats
2005 = 198 seats
Corbyn's election
2017 = 232 seats
2019 = 202 seats
Not bad considering Brexit and the MSM wall of hate.
Tories lost 3 successive times:
1997 = 165 seats
2001 = 166 seats
2005 = 198 seats
Corbyn's election
2017 = 232 seats
2019 = 202 seats
Not bad considering Brexit and the MSM wall of hate.
The point I am making is that Corbyn's socialist Labour is not as toxic as people are making out. The Tories did worse in those elections, and the last one was after the Iraq war, which must have puzzled Tory voters as much as we are puzzled about people voting for Johnson.
I think it's safe to say that people are just unpredictable. Politicians pitch their case and the people pick a side. Labour lost this time badly, which was a shock. Not so much the time before, which was a shock for the Tories. The next election will be on different issues.
All the members need to chill out a bit, pick a good leader, and get back in the game. There's a government to hold to account.
Now can anyone remember the Tory party leaders at the time of any of the above WORSE defeats being given anywhere near the bashing that Corbyn is getting now? I can't. I don't remember a long line of 'political experts' being rolled out on TV to put the boot in. #Perspective
Another thing to remember is that Corbyn was only elected leader in 2015, after the Labour defeat of that year. So he's had to fight 2 elections within just 4 years of becoming Leader. And both of those were unexpected 'snap' elections. Cut the guy some slack.
