Gordon Brown warned approximately Jeremy Corbyn winning the Labour leadership race. But the backlash against him has exposed a nasty side to the current debateIt’s kind,isn’t it, that Jeremy Corbyn doesn’t “do” personality? Or personal abuse. Hes above all that. Gordon Brown doesn’t do personal either, and so he made an entire speech approximately how unfriendly it would be for Labour to elect Corbyn,without ever directly naming him. Politics, even this new, or uplifting,morally superior kind, still operates by different rules to normal discourse.
I was disturbed by the vitriol poured out against Gordon Brown this weekend, and even while I’m aware of his flawsContinue reading...
Source: theguardian.com