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Two years ago, I was an opponent of Corbyn who thought a new centrist party was a generally good idea.
If you haven't been radicalised by events of the last 18 months, then you haven't been following politics properly.
If you haven't been radicalised by events of the last 18 months, then you haven't been following politics properly.
I was radicalised by the "marketplace of ideas" i.e. on here. The hollowness of centrist orthodoxy just became increasingly obvious to me as I interacted with more people who were interested in solving social problems rather than proving how "grown-up" they were.
This is entirely correct. I saw politics as a game show for far too long:, who's winning/losing, who's following the rules, who's most "grown-up". It's utterly hollow & meaningless, but enables you to avoid grappling with stuff that actually matters ... https://twitter.com/basic_charnel/status/1354363118105862145?s=19
I should have got it sooner, but Johnson becoming PM was the turning point for me. https://twitter.com/JSkeaping/status/1354366461943418881?s=19
Can't respond to everyone, but quite a few people are making the point that "radicalised" isn't the right term. Wholeheartedly agree in principle, but I think the left should always remember how powerful the "centre ground" discourse is. https://twitter.com/LawrenceMaloy/status/1354379133623693316?s=19
& of course to those of you telling me that I should have realised all this *much* earlier...
Last tweet of a thread I didn't plan to write. Tbh I expected the original tweet to be a bit controversial and lose me a few followers. The reaction has been genuinely uplifting, thanks for your stories and responses. There's a world to win 
P.S. A new podcast in which @PoliticoTeacher and I discuss political awakenings, the fracturing of the Thatcherite/Blairite consensus & some new directions. Let us know your thoughts!
