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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

Corbyn was the worst thing that could’ve happened to Labour.

Oh Jeremy Corbyn! Why did Labour Party membership soar after the 2015 general election?

Using both British Election Study and Party Members Project data, we explain the surge by focussing on the attitudinal, ideological and demographic characteristics of the members themselves. Findings suggest that, along with support for the leader and yearning for a new style of politics, feelings of relative deprivation played a significant part: many ‘left-behind’ voters (some well-educated, some less so) joined Labour for the first time when a candidate with a clearly radical profile appeared on the leadership ballot. Anti-capitalist and left-wing values mattered too, particularly for those former members who decided to return to the party.