Labour pains: Jeremy Corbyn’s remarkable rise has energised politics – and ensured Britain is likely to remain Tory

In May, the British press – including this newspaper – made the colossal error of believing the polls. Right up until the exit polls on election night, we thought there was a chance that Labour would gain power. In fact, the Tories won a majority. Now, barely three months later, we’re doing the same thing again: letting those pompous pollsters dictate the agenda.