I’ve just watched the Jeremy Corbyn interview with Andrew Neil. I’ve seen bits and pieces of it before but never watched it all. And its wonderful. And terrible. And awful. And brilliant. And hilarious. And depressing. Not forgetting predictable.

AN: “you’re an anti-Semite, Mr Corbyn, with thousands of cases in your party of reported anti-semitism which began with the start of your leadership”

JC: “I’m opposed to all forms of racism”

AN: “there’s film of you beating up a rabbi, repeatedly hitting him in the head with your copy of ‘Das Kapital’”

JC: “I’m opposed to all forms of racism”

AN: “You’ve constantly made friends with Islamist leaders who are sworn to the destruction of Israel and death to all Jews, and been seen singing ‘throw the Jew down the well’ at a party while dressed as Osama bin Laden, another Arsenal fan”

JC: “I’m opposed to all forms of racism”

AN: “so will you apologise to the Jewish community for seemingly enabling a culture of anti-semitism in your party?” ***

JC: “I’m opposed to all forms of racism” ***

(*** = repeat 4 times).

Then yesterday his party launched its race and faith manifesto. About how a divided nation is a bad nation, how all races, creeds, religions, orientations, colours, however diverse or minor, will be treated equally under a Labour government (heaven forbid). And they named each and every single minority that could ever possibly exist, and many which couldn’t (single-parent, cross-dressing, Lithuanian hermaphrodite Seventh Day Adventists). But no mention of ‘Jewish’. Not at all. Which might be a bit odd in normal circumstances, but in the current climate of fending off anti-semitism claims from every direction, you’d’a kind’a thought… someone might have just… the really long-trucked elephant in the room…

And I really hate both parties (there are only 2, despite what Jo Swinson bangs on about) blaming the other for the prison issues which resulted in Friday’s terrorist attack. “It was the bit YOUR government did in 1986…”, “yeah but YOUR government failed to amend it in 2003…” It’s a systemic failure and petty squabbling like they’re in the fucking playground is demeaning. And pathetic. And nauseating. And inconsiderate. And horrible.

Happy Monday

A xxxx