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Opinion: Marxism or Methodism? For Labour’s Centrist Vanguard, It Was Neither

by Aaron Bastani

It’s often been said that the Labour party’s origins owe “more to Methodism than Marx”. Tom Watson and other ‘moderate’ former Labour MPs, however, are driven by nothing but egoism and self-promotion, argues Aaron Bastani.

Opinion: By Becoming Lobbyists, ‘Moderates’ Have Shown Why They Should Never Have Been Labour MPs

by Aaron Bastani

Last year a small coterie of Labour MPs quit the party to start the now-dissolved ‘Independent Group’. To understand the absence of moral fibre amongst Labour MPs before Jeremy Corbyn became party leader, we only need to look at what these figures are doing now, argues Aaron Bastani.

All The Best: Re-Resign, When the Crowd Say De-selecta!

Max Shanly and Matt Zarb-Cousin return to consider the vapidity of Centrism 2.0, and the ideology of Chris Leslie, Gordon Brown’s former photocopier.

The Independent Group Will Be an Unmitigated Disaster

by Aaron Bastani

After much bluff and bluster, today a small group of Labour MPs finally broke ranks with the party. Aaron Bastani explains why this split isn’t going to go well for them.