Matthew Goodwin, Columnist

‘Corbynomics’ Is More Popular Than You Think

In a recent poll of U.K. voters, plans to nationalize industries and other Labour policies prove highly popular.

October 2, 2019 at 4:00 AM UTC

Matthew Goodwin is a professor of politics at the University of Kent and director of the Center for U.K. Prosperity at the Legatum Institute.

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