How much life is left in the Labour Party?

Yet another disaster is set to take place for the party with polls showing that they may lose 125 seats in the Scottish council elections and control over the big cities. Of course the right wing media is blaming Corbyn but the Blairites in Scottish Labour are responsible for most of this. Is there any way back for the party in Scotland or the UK as a whole?

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Burnley123 · 41-45, M

@Picklebobble2: But wherein does the problem lie?

To left leaning cynics I always ask the question; "Show me an easier way."

If there is a better option I am all ears. Does the answer really exist with the mainstream of the post-Blair Labour Party who accepted austerity light even under a 'soft-left' leader like Ed Miliband? Does it exists with the Greens or the radical left grouplets to the left of Labour.

I respect your opinion. I get it and I am not a naive optimist. None of this is to diminish the challenges faced and indeed Corbyn has made some mistakes. Our country has spent twenty+ years under neo-liberal lockdown though; across media, both political parties and other institutions. Any challenge to that has entrenched political forces against it to the nth degree. For me, it is still the best of available options is to try and reform the Labour Party. If you have a better solution, I am all ears.

Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M

There are those who will vote the way they always vote. Myself included. But that's because i've seen the worst of Conservatism and don't ever want to go there again, at any price !
But it's not me he has to convince !
It's other 'would be' Labour supporters. And i'm not sure he has enough about him to carry the country.