How Islington shaped Jeremy Corbyn
The Labour leader is sustained by an old north London brand of abstract idealism, dauntless optimism, moral indignation and discomfort with…
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Jeremy Corbyn has been MP for Islington North since 1983, representing the Labour Party until he had the whip removed in 2020, after which he sat as an independent. He was leader of the Labour Party and leader of the opposition from 2015 to 2020. Corbyn was born in 1949 and was a trade union representative prior to becoming an MP; he chaired the Stop the War Coalition from 2011 to 2015.
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By refusing to sing the national anthem, Jeremy Corbyn joins a long tradition of respectful opposition
Singing (or not singing) the national anthem has long been a political battleground, with a history that stretches back to…
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Clement Attlee detested faddish radicalism – you couldn’t say that Jeremy Corbyn is his heir
“The people’s flag is palest pink,” Attlee quipped. “It’s not red blood but only ink.” That slogan should be stamped…
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