UNBELIEVABLE – AT 11:16 A.M. ET:  After the Labour Party took a drubbing in last year's British elections, it was advised that it had gone too far to the left, and had to moderate.  So what has Labour now done?  It has gone even farther to the left by electing an anti-American, anti-Western alliance, anti-Israel, anti-free enterprise extremist, the most extreme leader Labour has had in decades.  From The New York Times: 

LONDON - Britain’s opposition Labour Party on Saturday took a remarkable leftward turn, electing as its leader Jeremy Corbyn, a longtime socialist committed to nationalizing key industries, scrapping Britain’s nuclear missile system and reversing the centrist policies of previous leaders such as Tony Blair.

The result of the contest, announced on Saturday morning in London, gave stewardship of the Labour party to the hard left for the first time in more than three decades, a development seen here as one of the most surprising upsets in modern British politics.

As Europe continues to feel the aftershocks of the financial crisis of 2008, voters have been increasingly attracted to the political extremes, with support growing both for socialist parties on the left and nationalist ones on the right. The Labour leadership result could now shift the main opposition party in Britain closer to the types of positions taken by other leftist parties that have become prominent across Europe, including Syriza in Greece and Podemos in Spain.

Mr. Corbyn, 66, has been a lawmaker for more than three decades but never served in government, preferring to campaign, often for unfashionable causes, and frequently rebelling against the party line.

He only made it into the contest at the last minute, gaining the 35 nominations he needed from fellow lawmakers, thanks to the support of some colleagues who did not support him but thought he should take part.

Yet his program, which includes nationalizing energy and rail companies, printing money to boost the economy and scrapping Britain’s Trident nuclear missile system, has struck a chord with many activists and new, often young supporters.

They must have taken seriously the left-wing education they get in Britain's universities.

... in Washington there may be unease over the main British opposition party’s being led by a fierce critic of American foreign policy — one who, without endorsing their actions, has described Hamas and Hezbollah as “friends.”

COMMENT:  He has also hung out with Holocaust deniers, although he himself has never taken that position.  But we tend to judge people by the company they keep.

It's unlikely this flake will ever be prime minister, but his election to the leadership of Labour is an ominous sign of what is being taught in British schools and preached in Britain's left-wing journalistic establishment.  We hope Corbyn's election leads to another devastating loss for Labour.  We also hope that many decent members will leave the party and perhaps form a new one.

September 12, 2015