It began where all great revolutions do. The SOAS junior common room. Jeremy Corbyn decided to launch his fightback against the traitorous forces in his party at the London university renowned for its lefty activism. And after a torrid week of media scrums and Labour mutiny, who can blame the man for wanting to address a friendly crowd?
And indeed, aside from a few heckles – “What about Europe, Jeremy? Where were you when we needed you?” and, simply, “MORON!” – Corbyn was warmly received by the crowd, which started off as about 70 and seemed to more than triple over the evening. Too big for the JCR, even. Nothing would have echoed in that chamber.
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