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Corbyn is making libertarian arguments about Covid

His recent rhetoric is directly at odds with socialist ideas about state power.

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Carl Beijer
Jan 18, 2022
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Former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has in recent months become a vocal opponent of government actions against Covid such as passports and mandates. This has been a disappointing turn for socialists who have admired and supported Corbyn1, though it has also, of course, been embraced by…

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