Pete Ashton on Nostr: It’s interesting that Corbyn grew the Labour membership (self included - it was a ...
It’s interesting that Corbyn grew the Labour membership (self included - it was a heady time) to nearly that of the 70s, and in doing so made the party (arguably) unelectable. Meanwhile the Tory faithful put Truss in charge, damning them to the wilderness. The membership are, by definition, not normal people, because normal people don’t care in a political party way about the world. (They do care, though. Never think otherwise.) (3/5)
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