Thread by @nickreeves9876

A move to rejoin is a long way off. But if Starmer rules it out then he can fuck off. We are the majority and we've had five years of patronising insults from the Labour leadership.

A Progressive Alliance is necessary, but we can and should back pro-EU parties within an alliance

There is no evidence that Labour would suffer from being critical of Brexit, because it never has been critical of Brexit as such.

And Labour's Brexit stance makes it look patronising, insincere, weak and manipulative - hardly a recommendation to the electorate.

What I suspect many people want of government is not merely policies, but a sense of clear and definite leadership, clear principles and the courage to stand up to difficult challenges. A party leadership that looks driven by focus groups and private polling is hardly that.

As this article shows, many Brexit voters have authoritarian personalities, driven by a craving for safety and security. Such people therefore seek strong and clear leadership. They don't want leaders who look frightened, evasive and manipulative.
blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpol…

Starmer has the typical middle class characteristics of appearing reasonable, listening, accomodating and accepting. But for voters with authoritarian personalities this can simply look weak and ineffective.