A typical book might have a cover with a clenched fist, and it might be called, for instance, Rise. It combines a media survey – journalists sagely opining that Corbyn supporters were “thick as pigshit” and that “campaigns didn’t matter” – with interviews with eager young Corbynites. Only in flashes does Rise give some insight into how surreal and thrilling those extraordinary weeks last spring were. Young is brave to make clear his opposition to any pandering to fear of immigration, something Corbyn is repeatedly urged to do, including by some in his inner circle. Whether Labour’s policy on Brexit will be able to match those values is still an open question, as is so much else.

Source: The Guardian April 13, 2018 07:52 UTC