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== Early life and career ==
== Early life and career ==
Schneider was educated at [[Winchester College]] and later attended [[Trinity College, Oxford]] at the [[University of Oxford]] to study [[Theology]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Wilkes|first1=David|last2=Martin|first2=Daniel|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4434246/It-s-Corbyn-s-new-election-guru.html|title=From a £7million home to being Corbyn’s new election guru|work=Daily Mail|date=21 April 2017|accessdate=3 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Gilligan|first=Andrew|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/Jeremy_Corbyn/12047894/James-Schneider-face-of-Momentum-activists-with-education-and-childhood-home-paid-for-by-fraud.html|title=James Schneider: face of Momentum activists - with education and childhood home 'paid for by fraud'|work=The Sunday Telegraph|date=13 December 2015|accessdate=3 September 2017}}</ref> He joined [[Think Africa Press]] in 2010, a role he held until he became the senior correspondent at ''[[New African]] ''in 2014. Schneider joined the Labour Party in May 2015 after the defeat of [[Ed Miliband]] and Labour in the [[United Kingdom general election, 2015|2015 General Election]]. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/10/20/momentum-labour-jeremy-corbyn-deselection_n_8337282.html|title=Momentum Is Not A 'Shadowy' Group With A 'Hit List' Of Labour MPs, Says Leading Organiser|last=Bennett|first=Owen|date=20 October 2015|work=HuffPost UK}}</ref> He helped to co-found the left-wing grassroots movement [[Momentum (organisation)|Momentum]] in October 2015 as a support group for [[Jeremy Corbyn]] who had been [[Labour Party (UK) leadership election, 2015|elected Labour leader the previous month]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jacobinmag.com/2016/10/momentum-labour-party-corbyn-uk/|title=Maintaining Momentum|work=Jacobin|date=October 2016}}</ref>The group also played a significant role in the [[Labour Party (UK) leadership election, 2016|2016]] campaign to reelect Corbyn after a leadership challenge. Schneider was appointed as Director of strategic communications for the office of Jeremy Corbyn in October 2016.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.totalpolitics.com/articles/news/jeremy-corbyn-set-get-extra-media-help-not-paul-mason|title=Jeremy Corbyn set to get extra media help - but not from Paul Mason|date=14 October 2016|work=Total Politics}}</ref><ref>{{cite new|last=Long|first=Camilla|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/camilla-long-corbyns-posh-boys-cant-crush-the-elite-theresa-may-jeremy-corbyn-general-election-2017-britain-brexit-vote-5cdz2rl0l|title=Corbyn’s posh boys can’t crush 'the elite'|work=The Times|date=23 April 2017|accessdate=3 September 2017}} {{subscription required}}</ref>
Schneider was educated at [[Winchester College]] and later attended [[Trinity College, Oxford]] at the [[University of Oxford]] to study [[Theology]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Wilkes|first1=David|last2=Martin|first2=Daniel|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4434246/It-s-Corbyn-s-new-election-guru.html|title=From a £7million home to being Corbyn’s new election guru|work=Daily Mail|date=21 April 2017|accessdate=3 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Gilligan|first=Andrew|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/Jeremy_Corbyn/12047894/James-Schneider-face-of-Momentum-activists-with-education-and-childhood-home-paid-for-by-fraud.html|title=James Schneider: face of Momentum activists - with education and childhood home 'paid for by fraud'|work=The Sunday Telegraph|date=13 December 2015|accessdate=3 September 2017}}</ref> He joined [[Think Africa Press]] in 2010, a role he held until he became the senior correspondent at ''[[New African]] ''in 2014. Schneider joined the Labour Party in May 2015 after the defeat of [[Ed Miliband]] and Labour in the [[United Kingdom general election, 2015|2015 General Election]]. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/10/20/momentum-labour-jeremy-corbyn-deselection_n_8337282.html|title=Momentum Is Not A 'Shadowy' Group With A 'Hit List' Of Labour MPs, Says Leading Organiser|last=Bennett|first=Owen|date=20 October 2015|work=HuffPost UK}}</ref> He helped to co-found the left-wing grassroots movement [[Momentum (organisation)|Momentum]] in October 2015 as a support group for [[Jeremy Corbyn]] who had been [[Labour Party (UK) leadership election, 2015|elected Labour leader the previous month]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jacobinmag.com/2016/10/momentum-labour-party-corbyn-uk/|title=Maintaining Momentum|work=Jacobin|date=October 2016}}</ref> The group also played a significant role in the [[Labour Party (UK) leadership election, 2016|2016]] campaign to reelect Corbyn after a leadership challenge. Schneider was appointed as Director of strategic communications for the office of Jeremy Corbyn in October 2016.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.totalpolitics.com/articles/news/jeremy-corbyn-set-get-extra-media-help-not-paul-mason|title=Jeremy Corbyn set to get extra media help - but not from Paul Mason|date=14 October 2016|work=Total Politics}}</ref><ref>{{cite new|last=Long|first=Camilla|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/camilla-long-corbyns-posh-boys-cant-crush-the-elite-theresa-may-jeremy-corbyn-general-election-2017-britain-brexit-vote-5cdz2rl0l|title=Corbyn’s posh boys can’t crush 'the elite'|work=The Times|date=23 April 2017|accessdate=3 September 2017}} {{subscription required}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
He is the son of Brian Schneider, who was chief executive of property company OEM plc before his death in 2004,<ref>https://www.standard.co.uk/news/oem-shareholder-face-cash-call-6958674.html</ref> and Tessa Lang, a London-based property consultant.<ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4434246/It-s-Corbyn-s-new-election-guru.html</ref>
He is the son of Brian Schneider, who was chief executive of property company OEM plc before his death in 2004,<ref>{{cite web|author=Hello {{nickname}} |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/oem-shareholder-face-cash-call-6958674.html |title=OEM shareholder face cash call &#124; London Evening Standard |publisher=Standard.co.uk |date=2004-07-30 |accessdate=2018-03-27}}</ref> and Tessa Lang, a London-based property consultant.<ref>{{cite web|last=Wilkes |first=David |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4434246/It-s-Corbyn-s-new-election-guru.html |title=It's Corbyn’s new election guru James Schneider &#124; Daily Mail Online |publisher=Dailymail.co.uk |date=2017-04-21 |accessdate=2018-03-27}}</ref>


Schneider describes himself as "culturally Jewish".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/europe/.premium-the-jewish-labour-gurus-striving-to-turn-corbyns-reputation-around-1.5439509|title=The Jewish Labour Gurus Striving to Turn Jeremy Corbyns Reputation Around|work=Haaretz newspaper|date=20 September 2016|accessdate=21 March 2018}}</ref>
Schneider describes himself as "culturally Jewish".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/europe/.premium-the-jewish-labour-gurus-striving-to-turn-corbyns-reputation-around-1.5439509|title=The Jewish Labour Gurus Striving to Turn Jeremy Corbyns Reputation Around|work=Haaretz newspaper|date=20 September 2016|accessdate=21 March 2018}}</ref>

Revision as of 15:09, 27 March 2018

James Schneider is the co-founder of the left wing grassroots movement Momentum and was appointed as an advisor to leader of the Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, taking the role of Director of Strategic Communications a role he has held since October 2016.[1][2]

Early life and career

Schneider was educated at Winchester College and later attended Trinity College, Oxford at the University of Oxford to study Theology.[3][4] He joined Think Africa Press in 2010, a role he held until he became the senior correspondent at New African in 2014. Schneider joined the Labour Party in May 2015 after the defeat of Ed Miliband and Labour in the 2015 General Election. [5] He helped to co-found the left-wing grassroots movement Momentum in October 2015 as a support group for Jeremy Corbyn who had been elected Labour leader the previous month.[6] The group also played a significant role in the 2016 campaign to reelect Corbyn after a leadership challenge. Schneider was appointed as Director of strategic communications for the office of Jeremy Corbyn in October 2016.[7][8]

Personal life

He is the son of Brian Schneider, who was chief executive of property company OEM plc before his death in 2004,[9] and Tessa Lang, a London-based property consultant.[10]

Schneider describes himself as "culturally Jewish".[11]

References

  1. ^ "This is how Jeremy Corbyn's team believes he can still become UK prime minister".
  2. ^ "The fight of his life: on the road with Jeremy Corbyn". The Guardian. 2 June 2017.
  3. ^ Wilkes, David; Martin, Daniel (21 April 2017). "From a £7million home to being Corbyn's new election guru". Daily Mail. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  4. ^ Gilligan, Andrew (13 December 2015). "James Schneider: face of Momentum activists - with education and childhood home 'paid for by fraud'". The Sunday Telegraph. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  5. ^ Bennett, Owen (20 October 2015). "Momentum Is Not A 'Shadowy' Group With A 'Hit List' Of Labour MPs, Says Leading Organiser". HuffPost UK.
  6. ^ "Maintaining Momentum". Jacobin. October 2016.
  7. ^ "Jeremy Corbyn set to get extra media help - but not from Paul Mason". Total Politics. 14 October 2016.
  8. ^ Long, Camilla (23 April 2017). "Corbyn's posh boys can't crush 'the elite'". The Times. Retrieved 3 September 2017. (subscription required)
  9. ^ Hello (30 July 2004). "OEM shareholder face cash call | London Evening Standard". Standard.co.uk. Retrieved 27 March 2018. {{cite web}}: External link in |author= (help); line feed character in |author= at position 49 (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ Wilkes, David (21 April 2017). "It's Corbyn's new election guru James Schneider | Daily Mail Online". Dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  11. ^ "The Jewish Labour Gurus Striving to Turn Jeremy Corbyns Reputation Around". Haaretz newspaper. 20 September 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
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