Quote: Scarlet Pimpernell "I think those that want Brexit don’t really care if we leave without a trade deal. I regret they have been brainwashed into believing that we are something we are not which is a leading force in the world.
I guess time will tell but it unfortunately will be too late for the current generation who are facing years of uncertainty because of the votes of those at the wrong end of their working lives. The problem is further compounded by the election of Johnson and the ERG.'"
At this point, it's the actual working majority that is the problem, in that Johnson and the right of the Tory party can pretty much please themselves.
Although many people have (rightly) not forgiven Blair for our part in the Iraq conflict, if Labour want to ever regain power and especially as Scotland is now, politically speaking, a write off, Labour will have to find a way to take the centre ground.
This wont sit well with staunch left wing Labour supporters, who will once again accuse this o as a move to create "red Tories" but, only with this type of compromise and one hell of a lot more universal appeal, will they ever stand a chance of regaining power.
My two kids cant comprehend that Scotland used to be dominated by Labour MP's - John Smith must be turning in his grave with the current political landscape north of the border.
Labour has abjectly failed with all of the previous leaders from the left of their party. Foot, Kinnock and Corbyn, together with their brand of concentrating so much of their policy on the very poorest in society just hasn't worked.