Policy U-turns that the left interprets as surrender to a Blairite revanche are construed by the leader’s allies as rational choices by a man who wants to win an election, has looked at the evidence of how it can be done and will be ruthless in taking down obstacles in his path.
Perhaps these things were true in the past but not in recent years. They’re the only socially progressive party we have.
I am talking about recent years. There’s a reason they pick up so many Tory and Lib Dem switchers, especially in local elections. It’s because they don’t threaten the status quo at all.