The British press has responded almost exactly to script with the election of a democratic socialist to lead the Labour party. Indeed, a copy of this script was written 35 years ago, by Chris Mullin, the author of A Very British Coup and former Labour MP for Sunderland South. Here, he speaks to George Greenwood about the establishment’s reaction to Jeremy Corbyn’s election, Labour’s need to arrange mutual stand-downs with the Lib Dems and Greens if the Conservatives are to be beaten in 2020, and how to deal with those who attempt to directly subvert Corbyn as leader.
George Greenwood: One of the things we have seen with the election of Jeremy Corbyn has been some of the scaremongering you wrote about in your book. Do you think this will be a real hindrance for Corbyn as Labour leader?
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