Who knows what will happen in future but, as it stands, Corbyn was the greatest opportunity for radical progressive change at a national level of my lifetime. I think it's not only fair enough for folk to draw attention to how many 'progressives' responded to that, but necessary.

There are still loads of people who believe that Corbyn was just the wrong guy, had too much baggage, didn't treat Brexit properly or wever. They don't understand that anyone who poses a real, radical threat to the established order in the UK will get the same treatment.

It's been memory-holed but if you were paying attention you literally saw those who want to defend the established order cycling through issues and lines with which to attack Corbyn. They tried loads, and it properly ramped up after 2017.

They found their wedge issues in Brexit and in antisemitism. I honestly don't believe that anyone sincerely paying attention to those attacks, and thinking critically about them and what's happened since, could believe most of them were remotely sincere.

It's always going to be easy to say you're progressive while complaining about the Tories. But as we saw, loads don't appreciate and don't have the strength of character for fighting for the kind of change which sees capital bear its teeth.

If you value being seen in a certain way (and popularity) more than radical change, then of course demonising the movement most likely to deliver that change is going to peel you off. Then you can get back to complaining about the Tories, and still feel good about yourself.

And I think any sincere response to this needs to acknowledge this happened, and that people got it badly wrong, and not be 'shut up mad lefties, I'm opposing the Tories!'