Written in the Stars

ALLIES of Jeremy Corbyn have been reminiscing about former Morning Star editor Tony Chater, who has died aged 86. They recalled Chater’s fury over his failed attempt to ban the Daily Star – a ‘nudes and “Elvis found on Mars”’ red-top – on the grounds that it could be confused with his lumpen, pro-Soviet rag. Throwing out Chater’s plea, the judge said ‘only a moron in a hurry’ could mix them up.