Jeremy Corbyn – ain’tcha sick of him?

They never learn, do they!  For months before the General Election the media ran an unremitting campaign of vilification, mockery and misrepresentation against Nigel Farage. The more they did so, the more UKIP’s vote increased.

 

Now they are doing the same with Corbyn and each day his support in the polls grows, so that he now looks to be unstoppable, proving the old Barnum adage that the only bad publicity is no publicity.

 

He makes the front page every day. The current Telegraph has two headline pieces and 8 or 9 comment pieces

 

Of course, this may suit the Tories who envisage themselves to be the ‘natural party of government’ and in power for the foreseeable future, and the Lib-Dems who may see the fragmentation for the Labour Party that will surely follow as their opportunity for resurrection form the political grave.

 

The Parliamentary system demands an effective opposition to keep the Government in check. If Labour implodes, it is inevitable that back-bench Tories will start to make mischief, especially over the EU referendum.

 

As the proverb has it, ‘be careful what you wish for; you may receive it!’