Many people, not least your correspondent, are concerned about the way the threat of Brexit has been diverting attention from a host of economic and social problems. It is obvious that Sir Keir Starmer, the shadow Brexit secretary, has been doing his level best to try to knock some sense into Corbyn. Just imagine how different things would be now if the increasingly impressive Yvette Cooper had beaten him to the Labour leadership. And I keep having to remind people that a host of very prosperous people voted Leave, for reasons best known to themselves. Good luck to Starmer, Cooper, Hilary Benn and others in trying to bring their leader to his senses.

Source: The Guardian January 13, 2019 07:00 UTC