Focus: Labour Future & the Crisis of Social Democracy

Long Read: Killing Us Softly: A Short History of Biopower in the NHS
This week's long read exposes the phony narrative of an NHS for all, instead revealing an institution that has, from its conception, existed to serve the needs of capital.
There’s No Going Back to Social Democracy
Both sides of the Atlantic, the centre-left is still reeling from the global financial crisis. For many disillusioned voters the only solution is a radical one - whether to the left or right.
What’s at Stake in the Momentum Democracy Row?
An emergency meeting, a founding conference, two competing visions of democracy and a generous dose of power play. What's going on inside Momentum and what's at stake?
Larry Sanders: “We Don’t Really Know Who the Labour Party Is”
Josiah Mortimer interviewed Green party candidate Larry Sanders, brother of Bernie, about his running in the Witney by-election, Jeremy Corbyn, and the possibility of a Green-Labour alliance in the next general election.
A message to #moderates
After the Labour conference and the Corbyn re-election Aaron Bastani has a message for Labour #moderates
Education Not Segregation: A Serious Strategy for Educational Reform for the Labour Party
Angela Rayner’s speech at the Labour party conference indicated the possibilities for a radical alternative for education, but what would a long-term strategy look like?
Europe in Crisis
On this week's show James Butler and Aaron Bastani are joined by Catarina Principe as they discuss the European left after Oxi.
To See the World Transformed, Momentum First Needs to Be Able to Transform Labour
Momentum’s The World Transformed festival was successful in attracting thousands of new people, but what does it say that the Labour left simultaneously sustained one of its most catastrophic defeats for years just a mile up the road?
What on Earth Is Going on in Spain? 4 Things You Need to Know
Following disastrous regional elections for the social democrats in Galicia and the Basque Country, Pedro Sánchez was expected to step down as leader of PSOE. He refuses to go, and now PSOE is tearing itself apart.
How Did Tristram Hunt Get to Be an MP Anyway?
Yesterday Tristram Hunt entertained a Progress fringe event with jokes about internal 'hit lists'. Such is Hunt's commitment to party democracy, he won't mind having the spotlight shone on the circumstances surrounding his own selection.
What Next After Corbyn’s Second Win?
The weekend at Labour conference is over. But what next? Aaron Bastani answers some of your questions.
Barred Labour Conference Delegate Refused Explanation on ‘National Security’ Grounds
A constituency Labour party delegate has been refused entry to the Labour conference today, but was denied a reason on grounds of "national security".
Weimar Republic 2.0? 7 Thoughts on the Berlin Elections
Yesterday’s election results in Berlin show that Germany’s political landscape is being reshaped. While patterns become clearer, the outcome is yet to be determined.
Labour Leadership Race: 6 Key Failings of Corbyn’s Opponents
The Labour leadership race is almost over, and Jeremy Corbyn looks set to win. Why has the parliamentary Labour party failed so spectacularly in ousting him from his post?
Long Read: Owen Smith is Labour’s Real Disaster Candidate
The challenger has a policy in his back pocket that would mean millions of people never vote Labour ever again. Why is nobody talking about it?
Long Read: ‘We are socialists, they are social democrats’: An Interview with Austria’s Socialist Youth
Julia Herr, chair of Socialist Youth Austria, spoke to us about socialism, the rise of the far-right Freedom party and the crisis of social democracy.
Shadow Minister for Lad Banter: Owen Smith – Bad on PR, Worse on Policy’
With less than a month to go Aaron assesses the Owen Smith campaign.
Opposition to Momentum’s Festival Comes From Fear of the New Politics It Represents
Momentum's 'The World Transformed' festival is taking place on the same weekend as Labour's annual conference, in the same city. Andrew Dolan argues it's a welcome interruption to a stage-managed spectacle.