Jeremy Corbyn
Class War are fatuous idiots, but at least they hate some of the right people
I was unable to join the violent protests held by Class War at the Cereal Killer Café in London last…
What Jeremy Corbyn, like David Cameron, understands about the cold, dark heart of the British public
There’s a hard, hard mood out there among the public and I don’t think our newspapers get it at all.…
Boris in the wilderness
His leadership challenge is dwindling while Osborne’s star rises
Will Spain learn from Scotland in the battle for Catalan separatism?
One of the unforeseen consequences of the reunification of Europe after the Cold War has been a resurgence of independence…
Portrait of the week
Home In his speech at the Labour party conference, much of it taken from material that had been on the…
Why Cicero would have liked shadow health secretary Heidi Alexander
Heidi Alexander, Jeremy Corbyn’s shadow health secretary, has emphasised how important it is ‘to weave into [Labour’s] language, our narrative…
Jeremy Corbyn isn’t like Caligula’s horse – he’s like Caligula
Jeremy Corbyn has been compared to plenty of people over the past few months — a geography teacher, Michael Foot,…
What Tiberius could teach Jeremy Corbyn about democracy
The virtuous Mr Corbyn is insisting that New Old Labour should return to its traditional republican ways and take decisions…
Will anyone fight, fight and fight again to save what’s left of New Labour?
Five years ago this Saturday, Ed Miliband was crowned Labour leader. Three days later, he had to deliver his first…
You won't believe this story about my friend, Jeremy Corbyn and the owl
A friend of mine once watched Jeremy Corbyn try to rape an owl. This was the early to mid-1980s. The…
Our terrified central bankers have sat on interest rates long enough
When news broke last Thursday evening that the US Federal Reserve had decided to keep interest rates on hold, I…
How God could save Jeremy Corbyn
If Labour’s atheist leader could show he was at peace with religion, it would go a long way to making his job more secure
Rail nationalisation: Jeremy Corbyn’s stupid flagship policy
Amid all the excitement about David Cameron this week, I fear that Jeremy Corbyn’s first major policy announcement may have…
The Tories must move quickly to recruit ex-Labour voters. Here's how
David Cameron might not be remembered as the best prime minister in modern British history but he will probably be…
Portrait of the week
Home In the shadow cabinet chosen by the new Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, the Exchequer went to John McDonnell, a…
Chris Mullin’s diary: Murdoch’s men couldn’t face even a fictional Corbyn victory
With four days to go until the result of Labour’s leadership election, a call from the Sunday Times. Would I…
How many party leaders get nearly 60% in their membership vote? More than you’d think
It’s their party Jeremy Corbyn won the Labour leadership contest with 60% of the vote among four candidates in the…
Letters: In defence of firefighters; Shipman and assisted dying; Lord Chatterley’s useless gamekeeper
What firefighters do Sir: Leo McKinstry’s vicious, misleading article ‘Out of the ashes’ (12 September) shows that he has no…
Jeremy Corbyn’s victory puts the EU referendum on a knife edge
No one watching Jeremy Corbyn walk around the Palace of Westminster would imagine that he had just won the Labour…
Charles Moore’s Notes: what the Labour party needs is a parliamentary representation committee
When the Labour party began, its purpose was the representation of labour (i.e. workers) in the House of Commons. Indeed,…
The problem with Jeremy Corbyn’s populist media-loathing
The new leader walks across a bridge, in the dark, while the journalist asks him questions. He’s not shouting, this…
Why I’ve finally given up on the left
I cannot be part of a movement run by half-educated fanatics
‘Perhaps we needed to tip the whole thing over’: Jon Cruddas on Jeremy Corbyn's Labour
Jon Cruddas is still looking for ways to renew his party.They’re unlikely to please his new leader
A lesson in graceful Twitter style – from a resigning shadow minister
‘Tweeting’s like text messaging, isn’t it?’ said my husband confidently, though not, as usual, from any knowledge of the matter.…
Tom Watson’s strange journey from Brownite hit man to Labour’s last peacemaker
Last week I was talking to a member of the shadow cabinet about Jeremy Corbyn’s impending victory as Labour leader.…
