As it says on the tin, really. Who else could have ridden the wave to the Labour Leadership in 2015. Doesn't necessarily have to be in the SCG, but that might be a good place to look.
I don't think Corbynism without Corbyn works once you've had Corbyn. Too much of the movement was tied up in the man. It's the "the Jeremy Corbyn we have at home" meme in real life. Which means it needs a Corbyn* in 2015, not a successor.
So, sups the questions are:
For the who, McDonnell seems the obvious choice, but it's that only in hindsight? Abbott, as a black woman with a history of media gaffes and a bad case of number blindness in interviews, is surely out of luck with regards to winning the job. God help us, it might be Lavery, Saint and Martyr in an ATL. Or Comrade Chris, Conservative Coalition Partner (and Voldemort cosplayer). Colonel Clive?
Would it be a personal with somebody else? Would it be more successful? Would an *Owen Smith have posted them before 2016 was out?
Answers on a postcard.
I don't think Corbynism without Corbyn works once you've had Corbyn. Too much of the movement was tied up in the man. It's the "the Jeremy Corbyn we have at home" meme in real life. Which means it needs a Corbyn* in 2015, not a successor.
So, sups the questions are:
- Who else could do it and win?
- How might they fair, in comparison with Corbyn?
- Where might any divergences occur? Ireland, I/P, Brexit?
- Would the Bitterites play any nicer?
- Would the Leader have any more control over Labour party HQ?
- Would the Leader's office look less incompetent?
- How would they have dealt with the antisemitism in the party?
For the who, McDonnell seems the obvious choice, but it's that only in hindsight? Abbott, as a black woman with a history of media gaffes and a bad case of number blindness in interviews, is surely out of luck with regards to winning the job. God help us, it might be Lavery, Saint and Martyr in an ATL. Or Comrade Chris, Conservative Coalition Partner (and Voldemort cosplayer). Colonel Clive?
Would it be a personal with somebody else? Would it be more successful? Would an *Owen Smith have posted them before 2016 was out?
Answers on a postcard.