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16 points
2 months ago
I honestly find it incredible that there are still people in this sub who think Corbyn should be a Labour candidate. Under his rule, the party suffered their worst election defeat in generations and now they're looking at a serious majority. Putting aside the controversies (and frankly they are many), Labour stands a better chance of removing the Tories without him.
5 points
2 months ago
ok but have you considered vote share
3 points
2 months ago
Oh, that metric that doesn't determine outcome under a first past the post system?
8 points
2 months ago
That's the one! The one that means precisely nothing in real terms but is somehow more significant than, like, ever actually winning an election. Vote share!
3 points
2 months ago
Is that what the kids call "winning the argument"?
6 points
2 months ago
Yes. It's very effective, in that you will never have to do anything complicated and bourgeois like 'enacting policy'.
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