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I think it was noticeable how much more relaxed and effective corbyn was on the "campaign trail" and he answered questions well unlike cruella who is highly evasive and preparing to let the media do her job for her.

Corbyn actually understands the challenges facing people better than may,I just dont think he is a gifted enough politician to cut through the bullshit and effect change and get middle ground voters behind him.

I still cant help but like him though.

We all liked Michael Foot, Neil Kinnock etc back in the day but they proved to be unelectable in a General Election, and I think Corbyn falls into that same category.

What is this election going to focus on though, for me it will center around Brexit, that will dominate the topics covered and while it might play well for Corbyn to focus on the NHS or education, those topics are not going to give him the headlines he will need to make a big enough impact.  Does anyone think that Labour should come out as the party that will repeal Brexit and keep the UK in the EU??  48% of the voters in that referendum wanted to stay in, I am sure with what we know now it might be higher than that, could they get the votes they need by making that their main manifesto pledge??

Labour are going to focus on issues like the NHS, education, lack of housing etc, while the Lib Dems are going to run on an anti-Brexit campaign and they will be hoping to get votes off the electorate who are Pro EU. The Tories are going to run on pushing through with Brexit finish what they started thing which is pretty worrying because if they get a big majority they may try and push other things through as well which could make them very very unpopular. The SNP are going to run on Indy 2 and anti-Brexit. UKIP are pretty much finished.

We've had 7 years of a Tory Government and I don't understand how anyone can vote for them after what they've done. Bedroom Tax, millions using foodbanks, NHS in crisis, no job security, its only a few weeks they tried to screw the self employed over.

Yup,and you just know she will win with a bigger majority.

When these people start moaning about the NHS,and no care for their elderly relatives and low wages they are getting zero sympathy from me. xxxx them.

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"We all liked Michael Foot, Neil Kinnock etc back in the day but they proved to be unelectable in a General Election"


That's not how I remember it and sadly I am old enough to.

These men were ridiculed and vilified in the press and were genuinely unpopular with large swathes of England.

In fact England and centre left politics are relative strangers,they have hardly ever voted for it.