I'm not a Corbyn fan particularly but I really, really, like what's happening with him mixing it up among the suits. It's weird to watch and utterly compelling because you're wondering constantly when the magic fairy-dust will wear off.
I've read opinions from the regular political pundits who get called upon to comment and the worries they have about his ability to PM or to have what it takes to bring Cameron down but It doesn't seem Corbyn is thinking that far ahead, really, it's like he's just bumping from one day to the next trying to be himself! That's what makes me laugh and makes it exciting every time he turns up to an event and opens his mouth...or doesn't. You never know what's going to happen and you want to keep finding out.
I listened intentionally to his first PMQ's and even though people keep saying he is out of touch and harping back to old days, he actually brought something current into that stale environment by crowd-sourcing his questions and in doing so, knocked Cameron sideways a bit from his usual hard-hitting banter because Cameron was forced to answer 'people' with names, when he had been expecting to attack Corbyn.
I would have liked to hear Corbyn answer Cameron on the Economy issue. I'd like to hear him get right up in his grill and see if he can follow Cameron right to the end of a point and win. People have to see that soon.
I wonder if Corbyn will be able to remain a step ahead like this by keeping his nerve and not being affected by the media lashes he is receiving for his principled stance on poppies, anthems and the like. The minute he starts to conform in the hope of winning over certain people groups, he might as well go find his comfy armchair and switch on radio 4 because his fairy-dust will be all vacuumed up from around his feet.
Until then, I like it. Politics just got a whole lot more interesting.
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