Don't disagree with that. But to be able to do those things, you first have to win the election.For me, getting into power is only a part of the job. Obviously New Labour did have a number of successes, such as improving infrastructure, introducing the minimum wage and not being the actual Tories. If I could choose between the Blair years and the Johnson years, I have no doubt I'd pick the Blair years but that doesn't mean I want them now. We're stuck in a neoliberal thatcherite loop since the 80s and I'm sick of it.
I'm hoping we can move on from Keir, who is at best way in over his head and at worst is some kind of Tory asset, and hopefully move to more all encompassing leftist movement under someone like Clive Lewis or Andy Burnham, as I mentioned earlier, who I feel are soft left and inclusionary enough to assemble a left wing coalition within Labour. I understand that it's been a tough 11 years under the Tories but winning at all costs is not worth neoliberalism for another 40 years.
The 2017 & 2019 Labour manifesto's was soundly rejected. That is a fact. And so you first have to appeal to the majority with a set of policies which they are going to get behind.
So. Do you go even further to the left.
Or do you move toward the middle ground.
Whichever, Labour now has a real opportunity to reconnect with not just traditional Labour voters, important as that is.
But it also has to appeal to the new voters who are becoming entitled to vote.
That is the challenge. And that is the opportunity.