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Throughout his life, the Labour leader has striven to create a better society for everyone in Britain
In his speech to launch the Labour arts manifesto at the Theatre Royal Stratford East, Jeremy Corbyn spoke about the importance to him of music, literature, theatre and poetry. He cited approvingly Maya Angelou, Joan Littlewood, Ken Loach and William Morris, among others.
All pretty much standard stuff for a leftwing crowd in the run-up to a general election. But then, right at the end, came something I haven’t heard before from a political leader. He wanted, he said, to build a society in which there was “decency and love”. Continue reading...