Saturday 10th June

Yes, it was almost sickening to see Mrs May re-entering Downing Street – but she had to go and apologise to the Queen, and grovel to the terrible bigots of the anti-gay, anti-austerity DUP, just to do so.  Her big gamble has not paid off.  In fact – we are sick of gamblers.  Gamblers in American and British banks brought the Financial system crashing down in 2008, and lost Gordon Brown the 2010 election. The reckless gambler Cameron nearly lost IndyRef1 and led to the SNP almost wiping the board in 2015.  He also, of course gambled on the EU Referendum.  And lost, which is why we are in a mess now.  And Theresa May gambled that she could gain another two years because the polls had never looked so good.

But….

We almost did it.  And despite an enormous mountain to climb.  I have watched elections since the mid-sixties, and NEVER has a party come from so far behind to almost make it.  NEVER has a party, or a leader enthused the young so brilliantly.  NEVER has a leader confounded his (or her) critics to turn around the public perception of them like Jeremy Corbyn has done.  I will admit I was a doubter.  I never thought he would possibly cut through the Media bias and reach and enthuse and touch people in the way he has.

So, now is not the time to be disheartened.  Now is the time to press home the attack.  Mrs. May is fatally wounded, and the Tories will try another leader soon, maybe mad Boris, or maybe Amber Rudd.  My money is on Hammond, boring but sensible.

Corbyn should first congratulate his new M.P.s, many of them women.  Possibly reshuffle his cabinet, if possible bringing in a few from the Centre.  The Labour party should also congratulate Jeremy and John McDonell for the best Labour campaign in years.  But I think we must also act as if the General Election were not over.  Meetings, Rallies and Marches even and in parliament we must harry and oppose with all our might this hopeless crew of opportunists and millionaires.  We must not lose momentum now.

And smile.  We have almost done it.  Nobody seriously thought we could do it in one go, let alone even force her into a Minority party.  Brexit talks are about to start.  Let us make sure she doesn’t sell us down the river.  And be ready at any moment for the next election.