tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30252872.post637132683590655061..comments2023-10-31T12:08:31.107+00:00Comments on Politics Etc.: AS-level Politics: Party Divisions - The Labour PartyGiles Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09257512119593812010noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30252872.post-46084055946350171702017-06-01T09:52:52.332+01:002017-06-01T09:52:52.332+01:00There are obviously some "Corbynistas" w...There are obviously some "Corbynistas" who are also covert members of small Marxist groups but most analysts would argue that they represent a very small proportion of Jeremy Corbyn's total support. You might have mentioned that Hillary Benn was sacked by Mr Corbyn because he [Benn] was organising a Shadow Cabinet revolt against Corbyn's leadership. You say that Mr Corbyn draws his ideology from radical even revolutionary traditions which despise the moderates' Democratic Socialism. There is nothing in Jeremy Corbyn' statements as leader to suggest that he is anything other than a supporter of the parliamentary road to socialism [albeit bolstered by greater support from the extra-Parliamentary party] and the Manifesto proposals although more radical than those of Blair/Brown/Miliband era easily within the orthodox social democratic tradition. Also since Corbyn is now polling higher than Miliband, Brown and Blair in 2005 it is highly likely that traditional Labour supporters are returning to Labour in large numbers.Russell Haggarnoreply@blogger.com