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Switching focus
Zoe Williams (“The Left road to remain,” August) tempts us down the path of “if only the past had been different, the future would be so much better.” We should resist and focus on the today.
The vote to “Leave” was perfectly rational and, contrary to what Williams suggests, went deeper than the left/right divide. Jeremy Corbyn’s cohort on the left of Labour has been consistent in its opposition to the European Union.
Being able to remove those who make your laws is as much a concern for “well-heeled Surrey voters” as for factory workers in the Potteries. Now the focus must be on avoiding the youth unemployment levels of southern Europe—we ought to create an industrial base which serves our needs. The left must embrace national renewal and prioritise local communities, which are more than tiny links in global supply chains.