Momentum take the struggle to… Britain’s poshest music festival

It’s tough being a Trot nowadays. As well as having Tom Watson peddle ‘baseless conspiracy theories‘ about your political motives, you have to take your message to the masses in order to win power.

Perhaps that’s why Momentum top dog James Schneider spent the weekend sunning himself at an ancient royal hunting ground owned by Baron Rotherwick, the Tory peer. The venue for this year’s Wilderness festival — aka Britain’s poshest music festival —  Cornbury Park is a favourite of David Cameron and his wife Samantha.

In return for the £177 entry fee — not including the optional five course banquets on offer — punters were rewarded with performances from the Flaming Lips, Kate Nash and Momentum. In a Guardian review of the event,  Schneider — who is the national organiser of the pro-Corbyn grassroots campaign group — is cited as contributing to a panel discussion alongside Larry Sanders and George Galloway:

‘Momentum’s James Schneider speaks of a burgeoning Labour membership and there’s a ripple of applause like a second round Wimbledon win on court 2 from an audience who have just paid £20 for glitter accessories.