Even if they disagree with his politics, Jeremy Corbyn’s parliamentary colleagues, such as Douglas Carswell from the UK Independence Party (UKIP), acknowledge that he is a nice, down-to-earth fellow; certainly not one of his party’s grandees. Unpretentious, rarely seen wearing a suit and a tie, he’s also been one of the most parsimonious MPs, claiming only the bare minimum needed to sustain the office in his constituency in North London.There is something almost endearing about the sincere, old-school leftism of the Labour candidate for leadership, reminiscent of Bernie Sanders. Like one of the Japanese imperial soldiers found on a Pacific …read more
Source: American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research