Some Thoughts on the Corbyn Phenomenon
By Max Musson: Most people from all political persuasions are both surprised and bemused by the election of Jeremy Corbyn to the leadership of the Labour Party, not knowing quite what to think. There are those members of the public who are of a more radical left-wing persuasion who will no doubt be rather pleased by Corbyn’s success and the prospect of being able to vote for a decidedly left-wing prime ministerial candidate at the next…
He Who Pays the Piper …
By Max Musson: As the Conservative Party vainly attempted yesterday to draw a line under the row over whether or not party co-chairman Lord Feldman had made remarks at a Westminster restaurant last week, labelling Conservative Party activists “swivel-eyed loons”, Conservative backbencher Brian Binley has criticised the “coterie” around David Cameron for damaging the Conservative Party. At a time when there is clearly a gaping chasm between the generally patriotic and right-wing majority of grass-roots…