As Spartacus might have said

As Spartacus might have said, "We who are about to be Brexited, salute, you shit.

I do like a comma-so comforting.

As I'm sure you know, when Corbyn was a callow youth - no change there then - he worked on a pig farm and was so affected by the manner in which the pigs were badly treated that he became a vegetarian.

What is less well known is that he also decided to learn more  about the ins and outs of pig husbandry, and so took himself off to the local library.Unfortunately, instead of going to the reference section, he found himself in the "Are you intelligent enough to read these books? section As you can imagine, books on pig husbandry were thin on the ground, but there was one that seemed to point in the right direction and he duly took it out on loan.

Once he had read Animal Farm, his concern for the welfare of pigs was somewhat diminished. However, the book triggered further ideological questions, so back he went to the library. This time as luck would have it, he found himself in the reference section and there he found the book that would have the most profound effect on his life; an effect he has spent a lifetime inviting others to share, but ultimately been disappointed that it remains what it always has been - a hard sell

"The Handbook of Socialism for Beginners" is not well known and has been out of print since well, soon after it was published. The copy Mr Corbyn obtained from the library was one of the few that survived the cull and on returning the book was informed that it might be for the best if he kept it, as he was the only person to borrow it and, in a way, they deserved each other.

Overcome with pleasure - difficult to discern but recognised by a twitch of the eyebrow -Mr Corbyn took the book and even now it resides on his bedside table.  Dog eared, the binding in a poor state of repair, nevertheless, it remains the book he refers to when he feels under pressure from non believers.

Oh Jeremy Corbyn.