The Politics of Respect: A British Political TL

I just wanted to add one more thought about why I like this TL. It leaves us pretty well nowish iotl, but the Left is subtly different, both weaker and stronger ittl. When Mr Corbyn was elected Labour leader iotl in the Summer of 2015, the left of the party - let's think about the factions in terms of left and right not the loaded terms currently in use - was at its weakest in the PLP in the history of the party. Although more leftist MPs secured election in 2017, the left is still very poorly represented. This is a major cause for the strife between most of the PLP (rightist) and the party leadership/membership (leftist). But what Politibrit has given us is a much stronger left in Parliament with a badly chastened rightist PLP who have seen the consequences of failing to oppose austerity . The right is now willing to reunite on more equal parliamentary terms. If they don't, then the odds are that Labour will atrophy even more. So, the left has better parliamentary prospects and so is stronger while the Tories are, alas, still in power. So the left is both stronger and weaker. While the Tories aren't imploding as badly as currently iotl, it doesn't take much to imagine a good push by a reunited left/CL party bringing them to power at the next election. I'm sure I'm not alone in worrying that if Labour iotl wins the next election, much of the anti-austerity agenda and reshaping of the socio-economic balance that desperately needs to happen will be undermined/blunted by a large rightist bloc in the PLP. Politibrit has subtly reduced that possibility through his scenario. So, thanks again.
 
I'm late to the party and I missed the last chapters during my kick but I will say that this was a great TL and in many ways a breath of fresh air in the post-1900 sub-forum. Thank you!
 
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