Theresa May and David Cameron. Source Flickr/Tiocfaidh ár lá 1916. Some rights reserved.Conservative government policies are the major danger to the welfare of the British population, not Brexit or its likely consequences. No outcome of negotiations between the present or future governments in Westminster and the European Commission would damage the British economy or disrupt British society as much as the last seven years of Tory policies.
Until recently some EU supporters restrained their support for the Labour Party because the party leadership had not “clarified” its policy on relations with the European Union. With the recent statement of Labour Party Policy, and its endorsement by party leader Jeremy Corbyn, that concern changes from anxiety to excuse.
Criticism of Corbyn’s EU policy provided cover for the neoliberal wing of the Labour Party. I stress the word “excuse”, because to a great extent past criticism of Corbyn’s EU policy provided cover for the neoliberal wing of the Labour Party. The simple truth is that whatever position a progressive might have on the European Union, that position would be better pursued by the Labour Party under current leadership.
