I think this is giving Corbyn more credit than is due. He doesn't like the EU and he's done a very poor job of representing his constituent's views that it's a good thing. His hedging has been far more because he's against it and many of his MPs are for it, rather than because of the will of the people.Raid wrote: ↑Mon Nov 19, 2018 12:18 pmIndeed. There's mounting evidence that if repeated, the vote would now go the other way. Call me old fashioned, but I thought a politician wanting to represent the desires of the population (even if it conflicts with their own principles) was supposed to be a good thing.Wrathbone wrote: ↑Mon Nov 19, 2018 12:09 pmOr, you know, maybe he's adapting to the situation? Unlike strong and stable May who refuses to budge an inch no matter what the consequences.Achtung Englander wrote: ↑Mon Nov 19, 2018 11:40 amOn a side note about this - Corbyn has zero scruples. He now says he will give a second referendum a possibility after first stating he will honour the 1st referendum. He will say anything to anyone to get a Labour vote.
I like Corbyn as an individual and I admire his dedication to principles and truthfully I can't think of many other politicians I trust to actually mean what they say and do what they believe it, but I also think he's been a very shit leader over the last year or so. Before that he was constantly fighting against the idiots in his own party hell-bent on bringing him down, but more recently he's had far more latitude to actually lead, and he fails at it abysmally. The Tories have been in backroom civil war, and now public in-fighting for a year and Labour should have a 10 point lead in the polls, but Corbyn won't do anything because he fundamentally agrees with them that we should be out of the EU.
He should stick to being a backbencher and fighting for the things he believes in, because he can't lead a major political party.