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In the summer of 2015 Jeremy Corbyn used a pile of my ideas to help him become Labour leader. By spring 2016 his team were telling me they were sitting out Brexit as it was just a Tory fight. 1/
At that moment I knew this was a man who played politics, and not political leadership, and I walked away from any association. I did not regret it. Whatever he said, or was said for him, he was always posturing 2/
Politics is about tough decisions. About finding the way to real answers. There is a lot Labour is still getting very wrong, on Covid, the economy, electoral reform and more. But Corbyn was never the answer on any of those issues either 3/
This country is crying out for real, radical, political leadership. The sort that shakes the system to its roots since it& #39;s rotten. But let& #39;s not pretend Corbyn was remotely capable of delivering that. He wasn& #39;t. Instead he was part of the problem. 4/
Is Starmer the solution? Not until he takes on the gov& #39;t. Not until he understands how the economy really works . Not until he promises electoral reform and real democracy. Not until he respects devolved nations and local authorities. Not until he roots out anti-semitism. 5/
