Anybody who is a Corbyn fan is really refreshing, and when people say it straight rather than in a half-apologetic whisper, it does make me smile, because Corbyn’s politics reverberate with some people who are tired of managerialism, triangulation, and the sense that Westminster treats real-world suffering as an abstract policy puzzle rather than somethingContinue reading “I Am Proud To Say I’m A Corbyn Fan. I Agree With His Policies, Beliefs, And Style”
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The Sacrifice He Made Is Worthless
Although he has a chestful of medals and a proud record as the country’s oldest poppy seller, Alec Penstone insists he is not a hero. ‘The heroes are all the dead ones. The heroes are the ones we left in the Arctic and on the Normandy beaches,’ the 100-year-old says from his home on theContinue reading “The Sacrifice He Made Is Worthless”