Don't think so - I know lots of people who love him but wouldn't dream of it. He does have a peace and justice project which focuses on refugee issues and the like - I'm a subscriber -… (View Post)

It's partly a lack of well-known younger leaders, but Corbyn wasn't that well-known until he stood for leader. But although most leftists would naturally like to win on a left-wing platform… (View Post)

Exactly. I met Swiss voters who decided not to engage with the votes every 3 months and said they were content to leave the decision to others (so turnout was typically only 50% or so), and I met lot… (View Post)

Generally as a Labour MP I found I had lots in common with local churches, including some quite fundamentalist ones, on the basis that we'd set aside whether we thought that the story of Easter,… (View Post)

Interesting points. The royal wotsit exemption is peculiar in its consequences. I remember complaining about the rickety and perhaps dangerous condition of one of the Commons lifts, and being told wi… (View Post)