Would've been a great play on words if the title had simply been ''Momentum Lose Momentum'', with it being a Physics term.
Hey Cannydc, I'm glad Momentum has gone! I don't know much about them but they sounded quite poisonous tbh.
Plus they were one of the 3 powerful weapons used literally NONSTOP against Labour during the entire election campaign. Worked a treat cos the tory machinery knows exactly what buttons to press to scare the beejeezus out of people, thru exaggerations & fake news!
The 3 weapons were :
1. Antisemitism accusations
2. Corbyn+Abbot (maligned nonstop)
3. Momentum
Now all 3 weapons are gone, thanks to Kier Starmer > Things are looking up!
I wouldn't go as far as to call them poisonous, but they represented a tiny minority wing of the Labour party with highly left-wing policies often adopted by the young and naive, in other words those who joined when Corbyn became leader. They failed to recognise that their radicalism would be played on by biased media (hence 'loony left) and cost Labour the last but one election. They then complained, unbelievably, that Labour wasn't radical enough... Starmer's victory has put a stop to that.
Sadly Corbyn and Abbot, while highly principled themselves, were never the kind of figurehead leaders Labour needed, and Corbyn's refusal to get off the Brexit fence cost us dear. The anti-Semitism nonsense was, as far as I can tell, all blown up by people who conflate the distaste at the disgraceful actions of the Israeli state against Palestinians with hatred of Jews. It was seized on mercilessly by pro-Tory Jewish groups who hated the idea of a British government standing against Israel. They still do.
I would love to see the horrendous and admitted Islamophobia within the Tory party to be forensically investigated - but the poachers are also the gamekeepers so they will bluster on as normal, avoiding any responsibility while screaming "anti-Semitism" at Labour. Fortunately, like Corbyn, Abbott, Momentum and Brexit, anti-Semitism will be near or at the bottom of peoples worry lists come the next election. Millions of unemployed, and former owners of broken businesses will be eager to vote.