Why we should all be thankful for Jeremy Corbyn

For many years, this is what politics was like.

"We believe in education so we're definitely going to prioritise that."

"So do we and so are we."

"And we think national infrastructure is really important so we're going to get some super efficient people to run them."

"Yes, we were planning to do that too."

"And that NHS - we love that, so we'll really invest in that."

"Yes, us too, us too."

Everyone wanted the same thing and to deliver it in largely the same way; outsourcing, public-private initiatives, commercialism -private sector nous for public sector problems.

No wonder people were bored...disenfranchised. If you voted for New Labour you got Academy Trusts, cuts to public services aand the incremental privatisation of the NHS. And if you voted Conservative you got...well the same really.

So I'm grateful for Jeremy Corbyn because at least he represents choice.

You can have your rail fanchises and your private ownership of the water industry, or you can have renationalisation.

You can have Academy Trusts and the Business of Education, or you can have Local Education Authorities again.

You can have a commercialised NHS and an increased defence budget or...you get the idea.

So regardless of what you think of J.C. as a man or a leader or a politician, I think the IDEA of J.C. is worthwhile.

It's just a shame about his position on Brexit.