Welsh Voters Might Have Thought They Voted For Corbyn's Labour....but in Wales In Truth It's Blair's

Hello there. Hope you're feeling well today.

The British general election was an odd thing we'd all agree. The winner lost, the second place guy won a sort of victory and the Tories as I've explained yesterday have proved that austerity can be beaten if we all suddenly become Northern Irish.

And what of Wales? Well Plaid Cymru did gain an extra seat but it was Labour that made the most gains despite early predictions of a Tory advance .

But the thing is this. Those in Wales who voted Labour probably had Corbyn in mind when they put their cross on the ballot sheet. However those issues which he was advocating against Tory rule such as health and education are English issues. In Wales they have been devolved to the Senedd. And who controls the Senedd? Labour. Not Corbyn Labour with its 100% full content beer brimming full with Socialism that is deepest red. But the "new Labour" (how dated that phrase is now) of Tony Blair which is rather like the the non alcoholic lagers that used to be around years ago ( As a non drinker I tried one and it tasted like washing up liquid).

Let us not forget that Welsh Labour have made cuts to the NHS, or have made such a hash of education that a Libdem is currently education minister. We need to reflect on that. The "socialists"  have to call on a member of a centurist party for help in what appears to be it's biggest national failure.

Welsh Labour were in the forefront of the attempts to unseat Corbyn last year. Who can forget the attempts of genetic baldy Stephen Kinnock to imply that their demorcratically elected leader was electoral cyanide. Or Owen Smith, the man who stood against Corbyn last year now this year grovingly worming himself into the cabinet as shadow Northern Ireland secretary.....good luck with that.

And what of the elction? Occasionally Corbyn made an appearance, but Welsh Labour's general election campaign was mainly that of a "Where's Waldo?" as it was notable by the general absence of the their leader

As I've tried to explain in the past Welsh Labour either through assembly or local government level have ruled Wales with an incompetence mixed with arrogance. But it has survived this time would appear to be because it's considered to be the best chance of getting rid of Theresa May.

So they just got lucky.

Labour have made gains in Wales through smoke and mirrors than for true Socialism. It's Plaid Cymru who are now the representtitves of true Welsh socialism that Labour happily threw away in the past. What the party of Wales need to do is to bang that message ever harder. Because Plaid know that if there is a chance to get rid of the Conservatives next time voters may be swayed. It will be a danger for Plaid in the short term. Though looking further ahead Labour's natural Welsh patronising ineptitude will reassert itself  and so Plaid can still appeal to the disaffected Labour voter.

We just need to be patient.

Until the next time.