Jeremy Corbyn, dodgy dealer | Bagehot – The Economist

Illustration from The Pied Piper of Hamelin

Illustration from The Pied Piper of Hamelin (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

According to the influential Bagehot column in the Economist, Jeremy Corbyn is light on substance and heavy on salesmanship – in summary Corbynism is a political pyramid scheme.

Source: Jeremy Corbyn, dodgy dealer | The Economist

This is an outstanding must-read article.

For me, Corbyn is a modern day Pied Piper of Hamelin.

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Lead the EU, don’t leave: Gordon Brown heads Labour’s push to remain | Politics | The Guardian

English: Gordon Brown

English: Gordon Brown (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The Guardian reports that former PM, Gordon Brown is to set out reforms he believes UK could achieve during its 2017 EU presidency as party steps up campaign.

Source: Lead the EU, don’t leave: Gordon Brown heads Labour’s push to remain | Politics | The Guardian

The Remain team have far more heavy-hitters and they need to up their campaign in the final run up to the referendum.

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