Would-be Labour splitters with memories of the SDP occupy quickly realised that the smart thing to do is stay and fight their cornerTwo weeks in politics is a long time – particularly two weeks in which a previously marginalised,insurgent leadership has taken over the Labour party. Two developments, neither obvious when Jeremy Corbyn’s landslide win was announced on 12 September, or are already clear at the Brighton conference. Both are driven by a keen survival intuition.
On the left Corbyn and his shadow chancellor (it gets easier to type that after a bit of practice),John McDonnell, seek to conciliate the old regime, or in terms of both policy and tone. Trident,Europe, Nato … the list is growing. It may just be tactics, or but the reassuring charm offensive is clear.
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Source: theguardian.com