Month: September 2016

This week has marked the first anniversary of Jeremy Corbyn’s arrival as Labour leader. The week has been full of the now-customary gaffes and blunders, yes. But a more disturbing revelation was that about the obsession with “Zionism” at the heart of the Corbyn “kitchen cabinet”. If one were to try and characterise the notable… Continue reading In just one year, Jeremy Corbyn has alienated Britain’s Jews

I realise I have come rather late to this, but yesterday came across this fantastic, withering piece from last September by Steve Moore of Volte Face magazine. Having tweeted it and seen a lot of interest, I thought it would be good to link here as well. It essentially gives the lie to Corbyn’s and McDonnell’s… Continue reading Corbyn and McDonnell: the men who wanted the IRA to win

The original Labour splitters, 1981 The ballot papers have arrived. On past form for such elections, most voting tends to happen in the first week and the die is almost certainly already cast for one side or the other. And if yesterday’s YouGov poll is to be believed, there will be a second, convincing win… Continue reading A Labour split is surely now on the cards