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Author:Michael MosbacherThe original 'Militant': Leon Trotsky in 1931Jeremy Corbyn is no Michael Foot. Until Corbyn’s election Foot had been Labour’s most left-wing leader. Nevertheless, it was under...
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Author:Tim CongdonPortrait of Adam Smith by John Kay, 1790One of the unhappiest moments in my life was in September 1969, sipping coffee with other Oxford freshers after our first college dinner...
View ArticleRed Flags Flying Over Parliament Square
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Author:Robin HarrisUnquiet nights? The Prime Minister meets the new Leader of the Opposition at a service to commemorate the Battle of Britain (Jonathan Brady/PA Wire)read more
View ArticleNo, Jeremy: Politics Is All About Borders Now
Author:Frank FieldOdd man out: Jeremy Corbyn and rivals Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper and Liz Kendall (Jeff J. Mitchell/Getty Images)The political theatre accompanying Jeremy Corbyn seizing power...
View ArticleThe Age Of Cult Politics
Author:Nick CohenThe true believers: SNP supporters march on the Isle of Skye (Martainn Macdomnhnaill CC BY-NC 2.0)The decline of formal religion has done nothing to weaken the religious impulse. At...
View ArticleAdvance Of The Antediluvians
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View ArticleComprehending Corbyn
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View ArticleHow Jeremy Corbyn's Coup Hijacked Labour
Author:Nick CohenJeremy Corbyn encapsulated everything that was deceitful about his campaign to be leader of Her Majesty’s Opposition when he claimed he wanted to prioritise “the needs of the poor and...
View ArticleCorbyn's Signpost Back To The Ghetto
Author:Maryam AhmedCorbynmania: Young people across Britain are flocking to Jeremy Corbyn’s cause (photo: Chris Beckett/FlickrThe late Tony Benn seldom missed an opportunity to scorn weathercocks:...
View ArticleMr Gove, Here Is Our Statute of Liberty
Author:Geoffrey RobertsonThe government finds itself in the curious position of promising a British Bill of Rights without having any idea of its contents — other than that it should in some way be...
View ArticleDitch Ed Miliband's Crazy Energy Legacy
Author:Patrick HerenSheringham Shoal offshore wind farm: The Climate Change Act subsidises offshore wind power at three times the market price of electricity (photo: Statkraft, via Flickr)The new...
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