May's elections for various offices in the whole of Great Britain, saw this once great Party standing on the edge of the abyss and becoming if it is not already an irrelevance.
Behind SNP and Tories in Scotland, controling fewer county and district councils in England than the Lib Dems, losing hundreds of council seats and around 16% points behind the Tories in the latest Westminster opinion polls and with the smallest number of MPs since 1935 it must be a major embarrassment being a member in these current times.
Remember those halcyon days of being the dominant party in Scotland and having 400 odd MP's at Westminster in the not to distant past ?
Did your Party die with Tony Blair the last (in my view) decent if troubled leader you had ?
Is there a way back ?
It's hard to pretend that last month's elections were anything but bad for Labour, but I think you are being slightly selective in your choice of races.
In Wales, Labour actually *increased* their vote share and number of seats. Several marginal seats the Tories were expected to gain, Labour held with an increased majority.
In Manchester, Andy Burnham won with over 2/3 of the vote, an increase on last time, and he won every single ward in the region unlike in 2017 where he lost a few of the leafier wards.
In places like Oxfordshire and Cambridgeshire, Labour did decently in local council elections.
Scotland is a difficult one as the SNP has basically eaten Labour's lunch (and breakfast, dinner and snacks). Previously safe Labour seats now vote heavily for the SNP.
Labour are in a bind though. Their previous voters are generally soft nationalist or nationalist, yet Labour can hardly support independence.
What can Labour do to turn the tide across the UK?
I think nothing right at this moment. The Conservatives are riding high due to the successful vaccination campaign and perceived success at 'beating' Covid. He's a bit like Marmite, but Boris Johnson also seems to be very personally popular. The Scottish problem remains a big one for them. Without winning dozens of Scottish seats, it's hard to see how Labour will ever win a UK-wide election. A Labour-SNP coalition is possible, but unpalatable.
Is it the end for Labour?
Obviously not. People will get tired of the Conservatives and Labour will eventually elect a leader who can galvinise enough votes to win an election. And the cycle will continue.
Labour have a big test coming up with the Batley and Spen by-election. The seat should be much easier for them to hold than Hartlepool, but will still be a really tough test for them. If they lose, I'd say there's only a 50/50 chance that Starmer clings onto power.