Have you ever known a politician speak at a music festival?
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Jeremy Corbyn addresses Glastonbury and gets rousing cheer from the crowd. This is the leader of the UK Labour Party. There is no way any other UK politician in recent history would have been able to carry this off.
The bearded 68 year old has real counter-cultural chic these days. Labour dominated the youth vote in the recent UK election as JC appeared on the front cover of The New Musical Express and was backed enthusiastically by London's Grime (hip-hop) scene.
Its because his ideas represent an divergence from politics as usual that have dominated politics over the past few decades. Other Labour politicians compromised with neo-liberalism and represented a soft compromise with Conservative opponents. For decades both parties chaced only affluent middle class swing voters as the country has become more unequal. This has especially hurt the young who now have to pay big tuition fees and are frozen out of the property ladder. Corbyn directly addresses these issues and has created a new wave of left-leaning support which previously did not see the point in voting in elections.
Corbyn also has authenticity. Who wants the political equivalent of an FM radio 'indie' band when you can go listen to some classic rock.
Jeremy Corbyn addresses Glastonbury and gets rousing cheer from the crowd. This is the leader of the UK Labour Party. There is no way any other UK politician in recent history would have been able to carry this off.
The bearded 68 year old has real counter-cultural chic these days. Labour dominated the youth vote in the recent UK election as JC appeared on the front cover of The New Musical Express and was backed enthusiastically by London's Grime (hip-hop) scene.
Its because his ideas represent an divergence from politics as usual that have dominated politics over the past few decades. Other Labour politicians compromised with neo-liberalism and represented a soft compromise with Conservative opponents. For decades both parties chaced only affluent middle class swing voters as the country has become more unequal. This has especially hurt the young who now have to pay big tuition fees and are frozen out of the property ladder. Corbyn directly addresses these issues and has created a new wave of left-leaning support which previously did not see the point in voting in elections.
Corbyn also has authenticity. Who wants the political equivalent of an FM radio 'indie' band when you can go listen to some classic rock.
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