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Why I voted for Jeremy Corbyn

23 July 2015

1:00 PM

23 July 2015

1:00 PM

Is the ‘Tories for Corbyn’ campaign politics at its most infantile? As one of the few conservative commentators willing to defend it in the media, I’ve been doing my best to rebut that charge.

The most frequent line of attack is that there’s something dishonest about it. The Labour leadership election isn’t an open primary.

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Status anxiety

Why I voted for Jeremy Corbyn

23 July 2015

1:00 PM

23 July 2015

1:00 PM

Is the ‘Tories for Corbyn’ campaign politics at its most infantile? As one of the few conservative commentators willing to defend it in the media, I’ve been doing my best to rebut that charge.

The most frequent line of attack is that there’s something dishonest about it. The Labour leadership election isn’t an open primary.

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