Correspondent in London
Six years ago, Jeremy Corbyn declared war on the City.
The man who was then the very left-wing boss of Labor had
“promised to attack the power of finance”
if he was elected.
His predecessor Ed Miliband had already vilified
“predators
”.
Today, the Labor Party is making loving declarations to this same City, multiplying friendly signs towards economic circles.
A charm offensive as this year's general elections loom, in which Labor is expected to win.
To establish its image as the new “business party”, Labor organized a major rally this Thursday at The Oval, a cricket ground in south London.
The cream of the crop of big British bosses and senior executives flocked there, from Google to Shell, including AstraZeneca and Goldman Sachs.
The organization was pleased that the 400 tickets for a place at 1,000 pounds were sold in four hours…
“The depth of…
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