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T_i_B

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17. Cultism

Reply to Steelrolled (Reply #16)

Thu Oct 29, 2020, 08:26 PM

Oct 2020

Last edited Fri Oct 30, 2020, 10:23 AM - Edit history (2)

The movement surrounding Corbyn was quite cultish and put loyalty to Corbyn ahead of everything else.

It wasn't a small movement either. Corbyn had significant grassroots support that dominated Labour. And Corbyn's supporters were often quite myopic with their focus on internal Labour Party issues above stuff that actually mattered to voters.

There was a leadership contest following the disastrous EU referendum, and Corbyn's lacklustre performance in that campaign, but the organisational network surrounding Corbyn, and the influx of new Labour members personally devoted to Corbyn ensured that the leadership challenge never really had a chance.

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UK Labour suspends Jeremy Corbyn over anti-Semitism report [View all] T_i_B Oct 2020 OP

Micheal Foot is up there for worst labour leader My Pet Orangutan Oct 2020 #1

That was 1983 T_i_B Oct 2020 #7

Fixed. ty. My Pet Orangutan Oct 2020 #8

John Smith - the best Prime Minister we never had. Myrddin Oct 2020 #15

Wow, that's insane radical left Polybius Oct 2020 #20

In all fairness, I thought the anti-Semitism charges were exaggerated shotten99 Oct 2020 #2

not exaggerated at all JI7 Oct 2020 #3

Could you provide a link, showing how bad it was? Thanks TheRickles Oct 2020 #12

'Investigation finds unlawful acts of discrimination and harassment' My Pet Orangutan Oct 2020 #18

Thanks for the link, but this report is so oriented to bureaucratic process TheRickles Oct 2020 #22

Both have failed to do anything to actually get things done other than help people like Boris into JI7 Oct 2020 #23

Interesting comments to an article in today's Guardian (UK) about this issue. TheRickles Oct 2020 #25

Not exaggerated. Shameful. My Pet Orangutan Oct 2020 #4

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has released it's report into Labour's anti-Semitism issues T_i_B Oct 2020 #6

Post removed Post removed Oct 2020 #13

I don't know how Corbyn lasted so long. ananda Oct 2020 #5

Wow. Sounds like Labour actually wants to start winning elections Jose Garcia Oct 2020 #9

He'd fit right in with the Trump administration. Initech Oct 2020 #10

No he wouldn't Polybius Oct 2020 #21

Corbyn has managed to almost single-handedly cripple the UK labour party. Happy Hoosier Oct 2020 #11

It's going to be a long trudge back to relevancy for Labour. BlueIdaho Oct 2020 #14

I've never fully understood the process of selecting (and removing) party leaders Steelrolled Oct 2020 #16

Cultism T_i_B Oct 2020 #17

Labour desperately needs an Obama or Trudeau type NorthOf270 Oct 2020 #19

Even a Macron type would help JI7 Oct 2020 #24