Okay, Here's the REAL Reason Laboure Lost the 2019 Election.

In one word?

Credibility.

Brexit Credibility:

Labour did not put forward a credible Brexit plan. We all know that a commitment to a second referendum is a slap in the face for the voters in the first referendum. Unless Remain was taken off the option list. Failure to remove remain as a option (that question was settled in 2016) just looks like a back-door attempt at remain.

Labour lost credibility on their reasons for supporting remain. The depressed Labour heartlands know only too well that supranational organisations like the EU work for big corporations. Any organisation that supports unlimited immigration only suits businesses that want cheap labour.

So, Labour failed to be credible on Brexit and in fact effectively stuck two fingers up to those in the North fed up of poor paying jobs and who want wage growth.

Financial Credibility:

Labour did not put forward a credible financial plan. Milking the rich and the corporations is not a credible plan. The rich just move abroad and the corporations just shut up shop, costing jobs.

In every interview, John McDonnell was pulled apart. Just saying or wishing something will happen is not the same a producing a credible plan that cannot be argued against.

We all knew Labour's proposed financial plan would cost jobs and increase taxes and borrowing. Not credible.

Leadership Credibility:

When shadow cabinet members can be in different channels at the same time and spout different policies, you know there is a crisis of leadership in the party. Everyone should be speaking form the same hymm sheet. But Labour MPs time and time again came up with different lines. Even to the point a single MP would be seen on one channel saying one thing and then something else on another channel whilst a third policy would be put out simultaneously by another MP. Just not credible.

Jeremy Corbyn came over as the old duffer that couldn't control his party, he wasn't a credible leader. John McDonnell was almost as bad, with an aftertaste of malice.

Policy Credibility:

Historically Corbyn and McDonnell had a poor record of backing what are perceived as direct enemies of the UK. Hesbollah, the IRA, you name it: Corbyn and McDonnell had always fraternised with the enemy. That's not good policy. IF they had framed it as opening dialogue with the enemy to facilitate peace, then that narrative might have gained traction. But open fraternisation is not a good policy.

Add to that the policies that were allowed to spring up at Labour conference this year, the party lost all credibility regarding their policies.

Labour could not come up with a coherent policy message.

In the end, Labour voters could not bring themselves top vote for a weak leader, who could not control his party, nor speak up against the big corporations. Corbyn could not speak out against uncontrolled immigration and the damage cheap immigrant labour was doing to working class wages.

Corbyn had time and time again historically sided with people who were outright enemies of the UK. The IRA bombed Warrington, Manchester and Birmingham. Those working class communities don't forget. nor forgive.

Labour are already looking as though they have not learned the lessons. The candidates for the leadership election are too Southern, too privileged, too authoritarian and just not credible.

Without credibility Labour will be walking in the wilderness for some time.