Jeremy Corbyn on the campaign trail

• PEOPLE who have seen the new Platform Films documentary Oh Jeremy Corbyn – The Big Lie, reviewed by Dan Carrier (What lies beneath? Review, March 30) won’t have been a bit surprised by the way Sir Keir Starmer has blocked Jeremy from standing as a Labour candidate.

The film tells the extraordinary story of how incredibly close Jeremy came to entering No 10 and the forces – including very prominently Sir Keir Starmer – that brought him down. Shockingly, it even asks whether Sir Keir might have a sort of undercover “spycop” in Jeremy’s shadow cabinet.

Since its UK premiere in February Oh Jeremy Corbyn has been screened across the country, from Penzance to Preston, and this despite being totally ignored by the mainstream media.

Narrated by Alexei Sayle, with contributions from film-maker Ken Loach, the film has gone on general release relying on what only can be described as people power.

Ordinary people have been taking it up and screening it not only in their local cinemas, but in meeting halls, churches, pubs – anywhere they can set up a video projector and a screen.

But not, strangely enough, currently in north London – which is surprising given it was made by Platform Films, based in Camden for over 40 years, and the starring parts in the film taken by the area’s two most famous MPs, Sir Keir and Jeremy.

Surely there must be a venue brave enough to take it on. If you’re interested in setting up a screening of the film, email me on norm6344@gmail.com – I guarantee you won’t lack for custom.

PS: Your article about Oh Jeremy Corbyn was excellent but I must correct a couple of points. I was the producer rather than the director of the film, and the article made it sound like Platform Film’s earlier production Not In My Name was my idea, whereas in fact my role was helping make it.

NORMAN THOMAS
Platform Films,
Clerkenwell Green, EC1