Speaking as someone on the Far Left, I'm left with the impression Jeremy Corbyn is a dangerous and vacious non-entity. Admittedly, I'm happy to see some more radical issues being raised and discussed, but as far as I can tell the man won't deliver and he will face extreme institutional resistence within his own party
simply for winning the leadership contest. it looks very empty, badly prepared and if they even got a hint of power at this stage, potentially very destructive because they're so incomptent.
Well, that would be a good start! Unfortunately,
In a statement released to the Guardian, Corbyn said: “Labour should set out its own clear position to influence negotiations, working with our European allies to set out a reform agenda to benefit ordinary Europeans across the continent. We cannot be content with the state of the EU as it stands. But that does not mean walking away, but staying to fight together for a better Europe.”
So he is, therefore, spineless, and is hopping along on the status-quo train. He hasn't a definite position--but holds a
let's wait and see approach.
His lack of clarity on the position to the EU raises many issues; to the best of my knowledge, any serious attempt to launch a socialist economic remodeling of the UK would require we leave the EU. The fact he's [supposedly] offering a left-wing alternative and can't even answer "yes" to a question as simple as this one rings alarm bells. one nation cannot single handedly reform the EU, whether it's from the right or the left, so demands for "reform" really isn't a viable platform in the long-term.
If he can't be straight-forward about this, I cannot see how he can be trusted on anything else. If the people want change, you're job is to deliver it and tell them what it entails so it's an informed decision. actual leaders don't take the support of the people for granted becaue appealing to principles is generally not enough to get people's support. It sounds like SYRIZA all over again.