Most of Corbyn's misfortune is a product of his own incompetence. Even his own party candidates are loathe to mention his name on the doorstep as they face defeat in ridings that have voted Labour for decades. Association with the man has become the kiss of death for any aspiring Labour MP.  May's decision to go to the polls clearly benefits from this and was surely a factor in her decision. But more importantly, however, she needs a mandate of her own to take Britain out of the EU. Without the support of the electorate - she has not won an election as PM, taking over post-Brexit vote - her authority to speak for the UK in forthcoming negotiations would be in question. If the Tories crush Labour on 8 June it may well mean the end of the party but it will also be something of a mercy killing. Corbyn is unelectable,  regardless of party membership numbers. The longer he stays at the helm, the longer leftists like the author will search in vain for a beacon in the political mist.