Risen, Not Raisin

Collective Leadership is a daft idea; Jeremy Corbyn himself has never had any truck with it, and it scuppered what would have been several worthwhile initiatives in the heady early days of his Leadership. Not allowing membership of other parties is normal (who does not do it?), and keeping out the SWP, as such, is common sense. Yes, I have worked with individuals in it. But the thing itself? I have been around.

The five founders of the Independent Alliance were all experienced people, and at least two of them were experienced politicians, in one case immensely so. In the next Parliament, he will be the Father of the House, having already been elected to it three times when Zarah Sultana was born. He was Leader of the Opposition for five years and through two General Elections. At the first, his party took 40 per cent of the vote. At the second, Sultana was elected for the first time.

All five founders are projected to hold their seats, with the Independent Left to win 13 more, and with a further two for the Workers Party, whose Leader last night confirmed publicly that he had been driven into exile. Meanwhile, Coventry South is projected to be a Labour hold.