But I cannot recall a time in recent British political history where the leader of one of the main parties has fundamentally disagreed with the policy programme of his own party. Normally – and I accept this may be a rather old fashioned view – a leader says to the voters: “Oh, you’re not convinced by my policy. Well, let me try and convince you.” Other times they may say: “OK, you’re not convinced by my policy. Let me have a think if I can alter it.” In contrast, Jeremy Corbyn’s approach appears to be: “OK, you’re not convinced by my policy. Me neither. But what can you do?”