We're all analysing the situation differently.
I've been wanting to say: i feel your pain re, the way our Govermment rode roughshod over Ireland, Schleed. But then they're a bunch of freaking Tories aren't they? and it;s a cryning shame that the English get fooled into re-electing them, and that the Blairites are back in full control of Labour. So it looks like we're stuck with a rightwing government for the foresable, never mind which way people vote.
The Socialist Party's position on the EU was (and remains) that its just a" web of neoliberal red tape" like you said, and that the only way foreward towards a Socialist Europe is to dismantle the EU, and unite under some other banner. So, we all voted for Brexit. And it's thought that the only reason why Corbyn didn;t openly come out in favour of Brexit was because he had to compromise with the Blairites on that one, to get them to ratify his (old fashioned leftie) manifesto. But, truth is, he actually
needed to get out from under EU thumb to be able fully implement that manifesto, if push ever came to shove.
A Tory-led Brexit is something very different than evisaged ofc
But at least,
if we ever manage to get a genuinely left-wing Gpvernment, they'll be in a better position to turn things around. That's a bloody big "if ", I know. but hey! we;ve got a steady stream of disillusioned Corbynistas coming over to the Socialist Party, and TUSC is going back to standing its own candidates next election ( we were campaiging for Corbyn, last time, rather than split the left wing vote by standing agsinst him). So there
is an alternative brewing. Not a strong alternaruve, admittedly, but getting stronger all the time.
As for Scotland,. Well, heck, the SNP put the nail in Corbyn's coffin by taking the opposite approach to TUSC. I mean, they basically ensured that the Tories got in. Can't really blame then , but still. The prospect of Scotland leaving the UK is truly scary for the Left (outside Scotland) because the left has always depended on Scottish votes. Getting rid of the Tories wothout the support of the Scots is gonna be nigh-on impossible. I hope to god that Scotland
doesn't abandon us.
It would be a whole lot better , politically, if only the South of England declared Independance instead.
Well, i can dream *sigh*