Day 25
I had an extended Twitter conversation this morning (much longer than usual) with someone I’ve been following for a while and whom I tend to agree with on most things political. Where we’ve diverged is on who we supported in Labour’s leadership election. There wasn’t a great divide in the elections as many members weren’t particularly energised — none of the candidates were very compelling.
A pendulum must swing its full arc before returning to the normal so must we experience the extent of our grief or disappointment sometimes before making a constructive journey back to the point of equilibrium
With so many people calling for Labour’s first female leader (though Harriet Harman stood as interim leader after Ed Milliband resigned) I’ve been surprised that so many women voted for Kier when there were 2 women leadership candidates. This Twitterer voted for Kier Starmer who she felt would be the most electable when it came to a general election. I had certain reservations about him and voted Rebecca Long Bailey.
Although a Starmer leadership was pretty much on the cards it still came as a hammer blow when he won the ballot, for many Corbyn followers. It wasn’t just about Kier it was grief over saying goodbye to the leader we’d pinned all our hopes on. However many Corbyn supporters voted for Kier and some with…
