▁some ▁collect ive ▁fe at ▁of ▁will ▁– ▁but ▁I ▁remain ▁a ▁social ist , ▁if ▁' social ism ' ▁is ▁to ▁be ▁understood ▁as ▁an ▁ant ip ath y ▁to ▁v ested ▁interests ▁and ▁privileges ▁neither ▁des erved ▁nor ▁earned , ▁and ▁a ▁strong ▁desire ▁for ▁a ▁genu in ely ▁eg al itar ian ▁society ." ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁he ▁wrote ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁States man : ▁" Now ad ays ▁I ▁think ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁comp ass ion ate ▁p rag mat ism : ▁I ' ll ▁leave ▁social ism ▁to ▁Ž i ž ek ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁blo vi ators ." ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Self ▁end ors ed ▁Jer emy ▁Cor b yn ' s ▁campaign ▁in ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party ▁leadership ▁election . ▁He ▁said ▁during ▁a ▁Channel ▁ 4 ▁News ▁interview ▁that ▁Cor b yn ▁represents ▁a ▁useful ▁ide ological ▁divide ▁within ▁Labour , ▁and ▁could ▁lead ▁to ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁a ▁sch ism ▁in ▁the ▁party . ▁ ▁Self ▁is ▁a ▁republic an . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Self ' s ▁mother ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁married ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁to ▁Kate ▁Chan cell or . ▁They ▁have ▁two ▁children , ▁a ▁son ▁Alex is ▁and ▁a ▁daughter ▁Made le ine . ▁They ▁lived ▁together ▁in ▁a ▁ter rac ed ▁house ▁just ▁off ▁the ▁Port ob ello ▁Road . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9