When discussing the revitalisation of the Labour Party, many people
refer to the Corbyn Factor. And indeed, the rise of the left-wing, rebellious
back bencher Jeremy Corbyn to become the leader of the Labour Party, elected by
a clear majority of party members and sympathisers only a few months after the
party’s defeat in general elections in May 2015, has been an astonishing
development (see Corbyn’s
Campaign). In this blog post I will assess the dynamics of this development
in practice by comparing two local Labour Party meetings in the area of
Nottingham, one in Beeston North in September 2014 and one in West Bridgford in
February 2016.
