Ernst Stavro Blofeld – if he existed – would no doubt have raised an expensive glass of schnapps to Comrade Corbyn, from the avuncular gloom of his volcano base.
The new Labour leader is easily mocked. But he has done us the service of expressing, in Parliament, a widespread mood of febrile dissatisfaction.
Reports today concentrate on what Labour would do and whether it would split. But a lesson from 2013 is that Cameron must be careful how he handles his own party.
It’s no surprise that he plans a massive centralisation programme, regardless of the cost to children or taxpayers.
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From the Falklands to the Middle East, he’s reliably on the wrong side.
Corbyn’s election has all at once overtly politicised and alienated an entire community that has long been an integral part of British society.
“I’m going to be at many events and I’ll take part fully in those events – I don’t see a problem about this.”
Maria and Angela Eagle have many admirable qualities, but their political generation is so unknown to the wider public that it left the vacuum now filled by Jeremy Corbyn.
By any measure, those who declare they would vote to Remain “under all circumstances” are the holders of an extreme position.
It’s hard to see how this is a route to power, but that wasn’t the main reason he was voted in.
The new Leader of the Opposition adopted a highly defensive strategy, and avoided asking about the economy.
From opposing the benefits cap to seeking to squeeze more tax out of small businesses, his ideas would destroy jobs.
Frankly, we need to get through all this without a split. Resources neutrality is essential to that end.
Public accountability, not public ownership, is the key.