Much 'left' anti-Brexit sentiment stems from the fact that most of the Left isn't v interested in winning because it means it has to govern rather than carp. They're reconciled at some level to perpetual Tory government. They saw the EU as a non-democratic backstop against this
Brexit means that elected governments have more scope to implement policies - good ones and bad ones. It gives more 'policy space' for both Tory & Labour governments.
The trick, therefore, if you wish to implement or prevent certain policies, is to...er...win elections.
The trick, therefore, if you wish to implement or prevent certain policies, is to...er...win elections.
But, as a matter of fact, few workers' rights stemmed directly from our EU membership. Indeed, the EU as often undermined workers' rights as anything. There's nothing to stop Tory governments undermining many workers' rights at any time, regardless of Brexit. Because they won
The people who really undermine workers' rights are those who're hell-bent on making Labour an unelectable mess: namely Rejoiner liberals & the hard Corbynite left. If we lose & the Tories screw over workers, it's Labour's responsibility. It has a duty to Britain to be sane & win
You want to protect workers' rights? Drop the woke nonsense and abstract undergraduate psychobabble that makes much of the country think that we're nuts. Drop the 'Rejoin' whinging and accept reality. Shut up about fringe issues that no-one cares about.
Get serious about power
Get serious about power