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Corbyn's first week in post - PMQs, the National Anthem, and the EU

Ruth Tarrant

17th September 2015

Jeremy Corbyn has certainly ruffled a few feathers this week! First up, the apparent national outrage at his lack of singing of the national anthem at the Battle of Britain service.

In his first Wednesday's Prime Minister's Questions, he adopted a different, "more democratic" approach, asking members of the public for their questions, which he then put to David Cameron in an attempt to reduce the theatrical and confrontational aspect. Mr Corbyn was greeted by cheerswhen he stood to speak. One woman, named only as "Marie", had her question about housing asked at PMQs, after 40 000 people submitted questions for Corbyn to pose to the PM. Marie said she was astonished that her question had been asked, and described Corbyn's performance as being akin to a "learned professor censuring the younger student" as he peered over his spectacles at the despatch box. She went on to say that this approach should encourage people to take an interest in politics and really hold to account those who represent us.

Ruth Tarrant

Ruth has been Subject Lead in Economics at tutor2u for many years after a career of teaching Economics, Business, Politics and Maths in a range of secondary schools. She is a highly experienced A level Economics Examiner, and also teaches undergraduate Economics on a very part-time basis at the University of Oxford. Ruth is passionate about making economics fun, engaging and accessible.

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