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That's... not what happened.
Here's what happened. Eaton is one of those people who converted to Corbynism just a little bit too late to be fully accepted by The Cool Kids.
They have a strict status hierarchy, in which late converts rank far lower than early ones. Bit like Nirvana fans in the '90s.
So...
They have a strict status hierarchy, in which late converts rank far lower than early ones. Bit like Nirvana fans in the '90s.
So...
...he spent the last 2 years or so desperately trying to win the approval of The Cool Kids, by promoting every fashionable opinion under the sun (example below). Nothing quite worked. Then the Scruton interview came along...
newstatesman.com/politics/econo…
newstatesman.com/politics/econo…
...and he thought: "THIS is my chance! If I get this right, The Cool Kids will finally accept me as one of them!"
That's all this was. It was never about Roger Scruton.
That's all this was. It was never about Roger Scruton.
And it worked for him.
"Spook the establishment" - oh, please! If you can so easily get a political opponent sacked, you are very much part of the establishment.
