Greedy bankers, be afraid, as The Reckoning is nigh

We knew Jeremy Corbyn was angry because he said so. But in truth, it was hard to tell.

He doesn't really do angry, branding himself "Monsieur Zen."

Launching Labour's election campaign in Manchester, he was forceful, he was animated, he was passionate, and he waved his arms about a lot.

What is it that (he says) makes him angry? It's because ordinary people - nurses, carers, soldiers, disabled, elderly, the young trying to get their own home, and so on - are being made to foot the bill for the excesses of the capitalists, backed by the Tories.

They loved it in the hall. He was frequently interrupted by applause. Genuine applause, not dutiful applause. There were some American-style whoops and hollers too.

Yes, it all really went rather well.

As for the theme, Labour will be fighting for the many, not the few. Five times he repeated this slogan, which was not that many, but not that few.

"We can transform Britain into a country, instead of being run for the rich, to one where everyone can lead richer lives."

He thanked Rupert Murdoch, the media mogul, for his help. It was laden with irony, of course. What he was actually driving at was that Mr Murdoch's Sunday Times had published the latest rich list, showing that the mega wealthy had seen their wealth rise by 14 per cent.

"That's what we mean when we say the system is rigged for the rich."

On Brexit, he said that Labour would be promoting a Jobs First Brexit.

There is also going to be Labour's Big Deal. This will upgrade the economy, create new infrastructure, support industries in the future, and develop skills.

Jobs First. Big Deal. And now the really juicy stuff... The Reckoning.

"The economy is still rigged in favour of the rich and powerful. When Labour wins, there will be a reckoning for those who thought they could get away with asset stripping our industry, crashing our economy through their greed, and ripping off workers and consumers... today I say to tax cheats, rip-off bosses, and greedy bankers: Enough Is Enough."

He wove a nightmare vision of a June 9 in which Britain wakes up to see celebrations from the tax cheats, press barons, and greedy bankers.

"We have four weeks to ruin their party."

It is the sort of language that no previous Labour leader has used since the 1980s. It is the unspun speak-you-mind language which, albeit in a different context, saw Donald Trump connect to voters.

And look what happened to him.