http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-34223157

Jeremy Corbyn wins with 59.5, other 3 candidates: 19, 17, 4.5

More votes than Tony Blair had before when he swept to power by changing
Labour to win more votes with a flashy new campaign.

Jeremy Corbyn said his campaign had given the lie to claims that young
Britons were apathetic about politics, showing instead that they were "a
very political generation that were turned off by the way in which
politics was being conducted - we have to, and must, change that".

Damn straight!

Everything's forgetting... It's not about his politics, or his policies.
It's about what he represents. Even the top comment on Reddit worldnews
is just talking about his policies. That's not why people are supporting
him.

Here's an example:

His marriage of several years ended a few years ago because he refused
to send his child to a grammar school, whereas his wife wanted "the best
education for her son". Being against privilege, Jeremy refused to
compromise on his principles and ended his marriage over it.

Commentary on the Guardian titled "Is grassroots politics the future?"

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/sep/12/is-grassroots-politics-the-future-share-your-views

"Political candidates in the UK, US and Europe that would have seemed
unlikely frontrunners a year ago are challenging establishment politics
by harnessing enormous grassroots support. Has politics changed forever?"

"Do you believe that there’s a new global grassroots political movement?
And could it effect real change? Is the world now ready for a new style
of leadership that seems to represent truly democratic, bottom-up politics?"

"In the digital age, people aren’t ruled by what’s delivered to them by
mainstream media..."