That all seems fair enough to me, Bob. And also what Mike wrote, that was useful to know. To get out of the production/consumption/consumerism treadmill of ever more from ever less, I like Universal Basic Income. Any thoughts from anybody?
When you wrote, Labour's "own goal of not opposing Unionism in Scotland", do you mean the failure of Labour to support a second independence referendum if the SNP did well in May? The double negative, I think, is best avoided. From what I heard on the radio, I'm sure Corbyn did not rule out a second referendum over Independence for Scotland in one of his visits. But he had to choose his words carefully, of course as he did over Brexit. The problems of large parties with a diverse and wide range of opinions.
I thought that the right-wing British electorate was another factor in Labour's defeat. Their leader was considered unelectable because, unlike Blair and Thatcher, whose wars he opposed, Corbyn was supporting conflict resolution and diplomacy and full UN agreement before going in with all guns blazing - and then, only as a very last resort.
For me, Brexit is turning out to be a nightmare and a folly. Far more sensible to stay in and stick with majority decisions and to fight our corner in the EU. Far less trouble, heartache and complications for everybody that also risks peace in N Ireland! Cameron was a fool in giving the referendum with an oversimplified in/out choice with no caveats - like any change needing a clear 60% out vote.
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