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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
I must say, I have been taken aback by the number of people on this forum who would vote for Corbyn in a heartbeat.
I know that some people would vote Labour no matter who was the leader of the party.
But honestly, Jeremy Corbyn? The same man who praises terrorists, sided with the IRA instead of Britain in the Troubles and is an non apologetic Marxist Communist? Who can't get anyone of any integrity or substance to serve in his Shadow Cabinet?
I despair sometimes.
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If people don't feel like the current system is working for them, if they feel like they have little investment in it, then they don't have much to lose. That's something Remainers found out to our cost in the referendum. Preaching about economic stability is pointless when people are already feeling left behind, have few prospects and their local area is declining.
This is still true of many in the country but in addition to that you have young people who've been on the receiving end of the majority of the cuts. All in the name of paying back a debt they never ran up. Tuition fees tripled, house prices souring and a decade of stagnation with no end in sight. Their support systems have been pulled out from under them: EMA, councillors, job seekers allowance.
The burden of austerity has disproportionately been placed on the young. People under 30. And for all the pain it's caused there has been little progress until this year when the target was thrown out entirely. All that for nothing.
The Tories either need to address this or they'll find people are willing to take the risk with Corbyn but the alternatives offer more of the same. I don't support Corbyn, I don't think his policies add up, practical or actually exist in many places but the last election showed us that a lot of people clearly are willing to give them a go anyway. The Tories need better answer than poxy railcards.