The 'Corbyn surge' has shown no sign of abating. Flickr/Jason. Some rights reserved.
Jeremy Corbyn joined the Labour leadership race as a stark outsider. Nobody gave him a chance and many even took pity on him to actually nominate him, so he could legitimately run. He was a 100-1 outsider according to the bookmakers and himself declared that he was only running to provide an alternative voice, given that his rivals are all New Labour purists, without much difference between them. All of them supported austerity and none of them could truly present an alternative vision to the ruling Conservative Party.
Corbyn though, provides a real difference; he is a principled, Old Labourist. He is putting forward an alternative vision for the Labour Party. This is what is causing a lot of problems. Many within the party are lamenting the fact that someone like Corbyn (honest, principled, unspoilt by political advisors and PR men) could win this, declaring him wholly unelectable. He isn't seen as sexy enough, or polished enough to garner support.
