Corbyn is less unelectable than you might think

rhetoric and ideas cannot be dismissed so easily any more. McDonnell now has a seat at the table.

Many City veterans used to say to me “Brexit doesn’t keep me up at night, the thought of a Corbyn government does”, but they seem to have changed their tune, thanks to the rumours doing the rounds that the civil service is preventing the Government from implementing its Brexit policy.

Corbyn’s clever politicking around Brexit has planted the idea that he could stop it from happening if Theresa May fails to see us over the finish line before the next election. Again, May should be setting out a bold vision for leaving the EU that challenges Corbyn’s muddled messages, but instead she has lost control of the narrative.

The Davos patrons may not like the idea of a Corbyn government, but seem to have decided they could learn to work with him.

These days, the largely Remain-supporting City is convinced that the civil service will act as a buffer against his more radical policies, protecting the economy from any lasting harm, while keeping us in the EU. This is a dangerous gamble because the civil service cannot obfuscate the will of a determined government.

In the ideological vacuum created by the Tories, aided by weak leadership and a dragging of feet on Brexit, the Conservatives run the risk of alienating every single one of their traditional voter groups. That is when Corbyn could truly peak; his opponents write him off at their own peril.