Damien

I think the issue is that you do need professional politicians. People claim they want normal people who speak their mind but people also claim they're sick of celebrity gossip. The reality is that spin is still important and if Corbyn had a proper PR team they wouldn't have allowed him to cancel interviews just after he was elected, they would have controlled the cabinet announcements to feature the women first, they would have told him to just sing the bloody national anthem.

His entire operation has been amateur so far. He has gifted the press easy stories to run with when there was no need, an even greater mistake when you consider the task he faces. There was no need to have that footage of him blanking the Sky camera or the video of him not signing - these achieved nothing and they're obvious to even an observer as a massive error of judgement.

Blair and Cameron are slick. They know how to play the game, they know how to avoid a headline and block a question. Farage is excellent at appealing to his audience and knows just where to draw the line when it comes to providing a quote.

Corbyn actually is that straight talking guy and it's terrible. It's the equivalent of when people on TV think they won't need make-up. You will because the camera will make you look terrible.