Cameron addressing media in Berlin in May, 2015.Demotix/Jakob Ratz. All rights reserved.Jeremy Corbyn has argued that the Labour Party should advance a set of demands, which can form an alternative to the anti-worker and anti-migrant measures David Cameron hopes to secure in his renegotiation of Britain’s relationship with the EU.
After some confusion in the opening days of his leadership, and admitting that it is ‘a developing position’, Corbyn has told the BBC he could not envisage circumstances where he would campaign for Britain to leave the EU.
The move will be welcomed by those of us committed to campaigning across EU states, and beyond, for a social Europe – not the free market Europe we have. As Eunice Goes has argued, ‘timing is everything’ in politics, and Corbyn has the advantage that there is now a rising anti-neoliberal tide across Europe, including a diverse range of actors and parties with whom Labour could work to develop an alternative – even if, with the exception of Syriza, they are largely out of power.
