Monty Python’s 1979 film The Life of Brian has contributed much to the national conversation. There’s the crucifixion song “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life”, now a popular choice at funerals. There’s the “What Did the Romans Ever Do for Us?” sketch, often thrown back in the face of his critics by Tony Blair.

And above all, there’s the prophetic political analysis showcased in the fissiparous attempts to found the Peoples’ Front of Judea – or should that be The Judean Peoples’ Front?

The Pythons could have written the script for the nascent left-wing political party promised by former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and the lesser known ex-Labour MP Zarah Sultana. In the three months since she announced the plans for the new party – prematurely, in Corbyn’s opinion – the two foun

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