Media coverage deliberately biased against Corbyn, British public believes

'So are you assuming that because BREXIT was a vote against the establishment, then any future elections - parliamentary, council etc - will also be 'against the establishment', irrespective of the specific issues at stake?'

No, because the Establishment is not always wrong and is not always out of touch with the majority. They get some things right.

'How long do you think that 'the majority of the people' will continue to vote anti-establishment? '

For as long as the Establishment and metropolitan elite remain out of touch with the people (the majority).

'Is that why Teresa May has chosen not to call an early GE?'

I don't know, but she has an important job to do, to deliver the will of the people over Brexit and possibly thinks she is the best person to deliver that and that the "magic circle" may not show the same willingness to deliver the will of the people.

'What about next years council elections and the upcoming mayoral elections? Will 'anti establishment' candidates be running in order to give 'the majority of the people' the opportunity to vote for them?'

I think so. My guess is that UKIP will still do well as lots of people still think that the Establishment candidates are not listening to the people.

True, NNCHangeAgain, there will always be opposition, but in that case it would be unlikely to win since it would not represent the majority, unlike Brexit where the Establishment was defeated by the majority.

'More specifically?'

I don't know any more specifically than what Corbyn has said, but the way to defeat them is through democracy and proportional representation because then the "magic circle" could wave their wands as much as they liked but they would be unable to deny the will of the people. That is what Corbyn wants, more democracy, more members deciding and more MPs and 172s listening to members. Corbyn wants to break up the "magic circle" in order to deliver bottom up democracy for the people.

Then everything is hunky-dory and we would have a good "magic circle" that is in touch with the majority of the people. Then there would be no opposition to the status quo.

Those who have the power and set the agenda as Crbyn said about the "magic circle" those who deternine the parameters, the narrative and the Overton window by which we are governed.

"It is about breaking open this magical circle of Westminster, some of our great universities, Whitehall and the boardrooms who try to control thinking, control ideas and control the way policy is developed.

• Jeremy Corbyn"

I am in favour of higher taxes for City fat cats, hedge fund managers and Tony Blair, but not for the working and middle class who are the "squeezed middle". I believe the "magic circle" and the bureaucrats waste lots and lots of our tax money and giving them less of our money to play with will mean they won't be able to waste it etc. If Corbyn is going to win the election, he can't tax the middle class more, he will have to find it elsewhere. I don't like everything about Corbyn, but some things I like.

'who are you hoping wins the UKIP leadership contest? '

Diane James. Absolutely brilliant. She will knock spots off the "magic circle". I expect they are biting their nails as we speak.

'what do you think of Aaron Banks' proposals for another party?'

I like it. Aaron Banks seems to be a bit of a mini Trump in that he is not scared to challenge the Establisment, but he doesn't have the charisma of Trump. However, from what he has said and if he is to be believed, he intends to give the people a far greater democratic say in how they are governed and that is a great thing. It is one step at a time for the people to defeat the "magic circle" and Aaron seems to offer us a path there.

I am staying up because the US Open Djokovic vs Tsonga has just started and it is likely to be a cracker.

I don't read economists, so I don't know. I am for a meritocracy with limited regulation and high growth (unlike the Greens) and low taxes because I believe the "magic circle" and their clique of publicly funded bureaucrats waste public money on their pet projects and expenses, but I also want responsible Corbyn like government that protects the national interest and nationalises key industries to provide a better service for the people even if it is at the cost of fewer efficiency savings.

'Why aren't you a Green, then?'

Because I think that manmade climate change is a scam and I think they are intolerant and anti-democratic as seen today when their joint leader Barclay, I think his name is, said that he thought that UKIP were like fascists. The disrespect of their 4 million voters, far more than the Greens, and the arrogance of that joint leader is anti-democratic in my opinion. I also think they are misguided on lots of other issues such as populatin control etc which is just the Establishment's ultimate agenda.

'I suspect you want things quite other than just those stated.'

I want hundreds of things, but they all boil down to "common sense". No nanny state saying how much alcohol we can drink, no jumped up health workers deciding that obese people and people who smoke are less worthy of receiving operations etc etc

'What do you want isa vis the economy?'

I want lower taxes and more protection for national industries and an end to the globalist neo-liberal free trade deals (all of which Trump wants), and like Corbyn I want nationalisation for some sectors, a National Investment Bank that targets investment to industry and house building and infrastructure. I want more protectionism and government intervention to protect workers' jobs from gloabl market competition.

I also want PR voting so that every person's vote counts and we can end the stitch-up of safe seats etc.

'So what do you want to see in place of (the current) status quo.'

It doesn't matter what I want. It is the majority who count. I want more democracy, more referendums, local democracy and local referendums and a political class which is not subservient to lobbyists and does the best for the people. Corbyn is three quarters of the way there, but we will have to wait and see what he really offers.

'you, on the other hand, seem very confident in doing so.'

Yes because I take an interest in politics and think I am in tune with the majority which is why I voted for Brexit.

'I extend that mistrust to people who try and tell me they know what 'the people' want.'

That is fine, but I think I know what the majority want which is why I voted for Brexit, but I am not alays right, however I think I can spot the trend, but you don't have to believe me or agree with me. Maybe you reflect the majority view.

'The aims of Farage, Trump and Corbyn are very, very different.'

That is why I prefer Trump, then Farage, then Corbyn, but I prefer all three to the 172.

'The Establishment' is a term with no real meaning.'

Tell Owen Jones that. He spent a long time writing a book about it.

'Do you believe, simply, in destabilisation of the UK's (and US') institutions of governance?'

No, I am not an anarchist, I believe in a party winning power and forming a government which is why I vote.

'How do you feel about the hacking of Clinton's emails? And the targetting of voting apparatus in some US states?'

I think Hillary put some secrets of the United States at risk by storing emails and communications on unsecured servers and I think that seems negligent to me. It should not have happened and wouldn't if she had kept her communications secure. I agree with Trump that it is worrying about electronic voting and hackers because there is a possibility that some votes could possibly be rigged which wuld probably harm Trump's vote.

'Is that also 'anti-Establishment' and therefore good?'

No, the Establishment put the electronic voting machines in and awarded the contracts. I prefer paper ballots and minimal postal votes in order to minimize the possibility of elections being rigged.