[b8.09 Jonathan Freedland aka Sam Bourne - America on a knife-edge
Jonathan Freedland Jonathan Freedland Photo: The Guardian Sam Bourne is the pseudonym of Jonathan Freedland, an award-winning journalist and broadcaster. He has written a weekly column for the Guardian since 1997, having previously served as the paper's Washington correspondent. He has won awards for his columns and his first novel, The Righteous Men, was a Number 1 bestseller. His next two novels, The Last Testament and The Final Reckoning were both top ten bestsellers. His latest book written as Sam Borne is To Kill The Truth, which examines a world 'without truth' - and who stands to gain.
It's been as horrific as you might imagine. Right now, he's discussing Jeremy Corbyn. "Corbyn just doesn't get it," he's just told Kim Hill, who's listening to him with the same rapt silence she accorded Luke Harding....
JONATHAN FREEDLAND: So I'm afraid Corbyn is a man of his time. He's nearly seventy years old. And like many of his age he carries a lot of prejudices. He's a classic middle class bigot..... I saw a poll just today. Now a majority of English people believe Corbyn has a problem...I'm afraid it's pretty damning.