Perhaps Britain isn’t ready for Jeremy Corbyn’s straight-talking, honest politics. If the current Trident fiasco is anything to go by, Corbyn’s desire for a wide-reaching and honest debate may be strangled sooner than he expected. With an unwilling front bench and an over-excited Tory party, it grows ever more likely that the well needed discussion on Trident will be denied.
No one can deny that it has been a frantic week for Jeremy. If Conference didn’t make you feel uncomfortable enough, the Sky News interview on Wednesday morning certainly will have. In a nod to Eamonn Holmes, let me say that I, like Jeremy, do not hate Tories. In fact, I rather like the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee, Crispin Blunt. The Conservative member for Reigate has made his position on Trident clear: “as a nation, given the other potential demands on our defence budget, we can no longer justify the expense.’”
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