As John Harris says, the "misery and resentment" caused by deindustrialisation in the 1980s and by recent Tory austerity policies were important reasons for people voting to leave the EU, which makes the absence of anger from the Labour leader, and indeed from the "big unions", about the economic problems Brexit will inevitably cause, difficult to fathom (Brexit is a class betrayal. So why is Labour colluding in it, 19/11/18).
Corbyn clearly needs to be reminded of what he said in 2016 after decisively defeating Owen Smith for the Labour leadership: the "huge membership" of the party "had to be given a greater say", and "be reflected much more in decision-making", not least because they are "the people who raise the money, knock on doors, deliver the leaflets, do the campaigning work". It would only take days to organise a membership vote on whether there was satisfaction with current policy on Brexit, or a need to support a people`s vote (Jeremy Corbyn "vindicated" as he pledges more power to Labour members, 25/09/16).
Increasing democracy in the party goes hand in hand with Corbyn`s leadership, or at least, this is what members were led to believe. Could there ever be a more opportune moment to put it into practice?
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