To think Jeremy Corbyn isn't that Left Wing?

[katemiddletonsothermum]

He's the MP for Islington.
He went to posh school (independent prep school)
He's called Jeremy FFS.

Tony Benn was left wing..

So by your argument OP, you can't be a Conservative if you're poor and went to the local comprehensive?

What a complete load of shit. You should try listening to what he has to say, instead of spending your time picking on his background.

I'm not saying he isn't Left Wing. I'm just saying he isn't THAT Left Wing.

Now, that's left wing.

What a complete load of shit.

Agreed. Predictable and yawnsome nonsense.

No, I agree. He's not very left-wing and certainly not extremist. He's centre-left. Our idea of centre has been shifting to the right ever since Thatcher's government, such that the current government is actually quite extreme,

With any luck, Corbyn will be able to shift the Overton window back towards the middle. It's nothing to do with his background, though!

ImMarried

ImMarried

But if you were the bird that'd be your RIGHT WING.

My parents both grew up in council houses but are staunch Tories. You're upbringing means nothing when it comes to politcal beliefs.

(I'm not a tory BTW, and I sometimes think my parents have forgotten their roots but that's a whole other thread).

trufflesnout

I think that might be her point.

I happen to know that bird went to a private school.

katemiddleton

shit.