'Ex' Communist Fears the Deep State!

Writing in the New Statesman (note the title) an 'ex' commie expresses his fears that the Deep State is plotting against Corbyn seeking to derail his bid to be prime minister. If Corbyn wins we will have the Deep State -nothing is more deep state than communism hello. How politicians love to invoke this hobgoblin bogey man of the deep state because it makes them seem they are on the same side as Joe Public, battling dark forces to protect poor Joe, waging war against 'unseen forces and powers', clandestine state operatives seeking to sabotage whatever the government of the day is. Hooey I say, it's an old ploy and the last refuge of the demagogue.

At least  the opposition deputy leader had the sense to distance himself from this conspiracist nonsense on the Today programme referring to it as 'fake news'. Mr Watson is also strategically distancing himself from Corbyn and not giving as speech at conference, perhaps positioning himself as a leader contender when Corbyn goes after another electoral defeat.