I like most of what you say Ed, but this reeks of naivety. You don’t beat a tyrant like Trump by making an enemy of him. I’m sure you know this which makes what you are actually do the equivalent of right wing gaslighting. I’m sure you are better than this.

A good answer, thank you.

Again while I understand the logic of your argument, you are still saying that it’s not possible for left wing policies/actions to survive the consequences. So what is the answer?

I understand this, however at every turn presented, there will be consequences to those actions. In a world fuelled by evil, I expect the consequences of doing even the smallest act of good to be severe. We must perservere.

I understand the current political climate presented a choice of “embrace the right” or “embrace the left”. The sad fact is that we the left are harder to please than the right, and because of that I believe Starmer made the wrong choice.

I can’t help but agree with you, though I am utterly appalled that it may come to this.

Depends what we class as possible, is an LD/Green coalition possible? Sure. But likely enough to consider in the realms of possibility? Not at all. Tories will form a pact with Reform, mark my words. That leaves 2 options; a Lab pivot and reformation in the polls or PR coalition. Neither seem likely

It could but I’d also point out that with the Tories, we saw it coming from a mile away. Unfortunately I feel the same is currently true for Labour. I never thought I’d be saying it, but I’m not sure I can vote for them again except to keep reform out of power.

I would be very happy to see that, but with the way things are looking I’m worried it would take a 4 way between Lab, LD, SNP & Greens, of which there is no chance of happening. Labour could have pivoted left and allowed the right to continue to eat itself but instead we are facing a reform gov.

I don’t think I am jumping the gun, unless Labour make a major shift in policy and bring in PR in order to consolidate the left wing vote, I can’t see any other outcome. Starmer’s blinkered determination to somehow curry favour with the rabid right is going to be Labours undoing.

I live locally so it’s more to do with eyewitness accounts. I trust it to be accurate.