Editing Will Self (section)

==Political views==
In the [[2015 United Kingdom general election|2015 UK general election]] Self voted [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] in a general election for the first time since [[1997 United Kingdom general election|1997]]. In May 2015, he wrote in ''[[The Guardian]]'': "No, I'm no longer a socialist if to be one is to believe that a socialist utopia is attainable by some collective feat of will – but I remain a socialist, if 'socialism' is to be understood as an antipathy to vested interests and privileges neither deserved nor earned, and a strong desire for a genuinely egalitarian society."<ref name="theguardian">{{cite news |last=Self|first=Will|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2015/may/01/will-self-oscar-wilde-champagne-socialist-voting-labour|title=Will Self: Oscar Wilde, champagne socialism and why I'm voting Labour|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=1 May 2015|access-date=10 May 2018}}</ref> In March 2017, he wrote in the ''[[New Statesman]]'': "Nowadays I think in terms of compassionate pragmatism: I'll leave socialism to [[Slavoj Žižek|Žižek]] and the other bloviators."<ref name="newstatesman">{{cite magazine |last=Self|first=Will|url=https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2017/03/i-was-no-fan-new-labour-brexit-requires-original-thinking-corbyn-cant-provide|title=Will Self: I was no fan of New Labour – but Brexit requires original thinking Corbyn can't provide|magazine=[[New Statesman]]|date=1 May 2015|access-date=10 May 2018}}</ref>

In July 2015 Self endorsed [[Jeremy Corbyn]]'s [[2015 Jeremy Corbyn Labour Party leadership campaign|campaign]] in the [[2015 Labour Party leadership election (UK)|Labour Party leadership election]].<ref name="youtube">Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/v6nbZWfg8R8 Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20150730211409/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6nbZWfg8R8&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6nbZWfg8R8|title=Jeremy Corbyn: Will Self and John McTernan debate|publisher=[[Channel 4 News]]|date=30 July 2015|access-date=15 July 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> He said during a ''[[Channel 4 News]]'' interview that Corbyn represents a useful ideological divide within Labour, and could lead to the formation of a schism in the party.<ref name="londonlovesbusiness">{{cite news|last1=Vinter|first1=Robyn|last2=Cockburn|first2=Harry|url=http://www.londonlovesbusiness.com/business-news/politics/all-these-celebrity-jeremy-corbyn-fans-might-surprise-you/11650.article|title=All these celebrity Jeremy Corbyn fans might surprise you|publisher=London Loves Business|date=7 January 2016|access-date=1 May 2018|archive-date=2 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180502065033/http://www.londonlovesbusiness.com/business-news/politics/all-these-celebrity-jeremy-corbyn-fans-might-surprise-you/11650.article|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Self is a [[Republicanism in the United Kingdom|republican]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Self |first1=Will |title=Why the monarchy must go |url=https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/magazine/will-self-abolish-monarchy-republicanism}}</ref>