Until yesterday the one thing we could all agree on was that Jeremy Corbyn was a man of principle. Okay he was on the wrong side almost always but the bearded old loon stuck to his guns. But it seems that with the election four days away he has announced a big U Turn. I can't think why. Oh yes, the General Election is four days away...
Corbyn has always opposed a "shoot to kill" policy for the police or armed services when dealing with terrorists. It is a legitimate position but - like many Corbyn ideas - one not always suited to the real world. But last night after the Police killed three jihadists at London Bridge, Jezza said that he supported the police "to use whatever force is necessary".
What next? An admission that high tax rates kill economic growth? Calls for a clampdown on immigration? An acceptance that the IRA were evil murdering bastards? Elections do funny things to principles. And on that basis, whatever Corbyn insists today on the matter of shoot to kill, I do not believe him.