I think it's more a question of perception. If Tom Watson, is, to paraphrase, struggling to recognise his own party, then what hope is there for the non-political centrists like myself? I am old enough to have lived through the economic cock-ups of previous Labour government's. I also have major issues with Corbyn and anti-semitism. This is borne out by some of his defectors within his party. My Jewish friends in the UK have noticed a considerable rise in anti-semitism in recent years. Corbyn is also perceived as a rather wooly thinker and so indecisive and non-committal as to be a liability if he ever got to no 10. When asked straight forward questions about condemning anti-semitism and the IRA , his response has always been on the lines of " I of course conden all forms or racism/ terrorism etc etc". He has made it fairly clear that he would never use our nuclear deterrent. His handling of Brexit has been fairly atrocious. The Conservatives have never been in more of a mess and yet Corbyn and his close alias seem incapable of making any ground against them. Does all this add up to a swing to the left? Maybe, maybe not, but it adds up to an ineffective opposition to the Conservatives, IMHO.