Are you ashamed of being a Marxist? I was one of the revolutionary students who occupied the LSE in 1968 and my first degree included their unified social science course aka as 'the Marxist modules'. Alas the fervour gradually subsided as the real world intruded and I have now been refined and reprioritised - as they say - the ECHR is a living instrument.
TNS reports that the day before his victory, Polanski spoke to Corbyn on the phone. When asked about the substance of this conversation, he said: “What I’ve been saying is the same thing I’ve been saying publicly: that I believe the Green Party right now is the best movement for growing a green left…
You can see from that why established Green Party figures like Caroline Lucas & Jenny Jones are dismayed by his election. He didn't forewarn his opponents Ellie Chowns & Adrian Ramsay or former co-leader Carla Denya (all MPs) of his intention to run until after the May elections. Zak's self-proclaimed "eco-populist" programme is designed to provide a home for disaffected voters on the left by confronting “Reform millionaires” and “charlatans like Nigel Farage” and instituting measures like a 'wealth tax'. It is a far cry from the centrist nature conservation agenda the Greens have promoted until now and I fear their distinct voice in the battle against Trumpist climate change deniers may be lost in what their party will become under his domination.