droodzilla
pfm Member
Kinnock slagged Corbyn off from day one. I wouldn't describe that as keeping quiet. Kinnock was hardly going to attack Blair for completing the project he started.Kinnock went quietly when it became clear he couldn't win an election, and didn't, as far as I can recall, criticise Blair once he had succeeded as leader. Contrast that with Corbyn who seems intent on dragging on with a court battle that will cost the Party lots of money if it goes ahead. Also, I don't remember the exit of the 'Gang of Four' being particularly 'civilised'. Indeed Jenkins et al are still being blamed (somewhat implausibly) for Labour's defeat in 1983.
The problem is that the desire for ideological purity means that winning elections isn't enough, so some Labour supporters have to hark back to the dim and distant past of getting on for fifty years ago to find a winning leader who meets their requirements (with a nod to the 'what might have been' had John Smith lived).
Corbyn has been smeared as an anti-Semite, likened to Hitler and described as an existential threat to Jews in the UK. He has every right to defend himself against the torrent of shit he's had to endure. I hope these claims are heard in court one way or another.