Analysis: Introducing How We Win, a Socialist Strategy for the 2020s
James Schneider
In this six-part, week-long series, James Schneider sets out a blueprint for the next decade.
Tag: corbyn
Downstream: Can the Left Trust Keir Starmer? Interview With Richard Burgon
Was the Corbyn leadership a complete failure for the left – and what can be learned for next time? What are the chances of a socialist Labour government implementing the kinds of policies seen in the 2017 and 2019 manifestoes? And can the left trust Keir Starmer as party leader after a disappointing first year? […]
The Bastani Factor: Why Labour Lost – Interview With James Schneider
In 2017 Labour, under the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn, achieved 40% of the vote in a general election – increasing their share of the vote by 10%. Two years later, in December 2019, that fell to 32% – as the party slumped to its lowest number of seats since 1935. What explains the difference between […]
Interview: The Rise and Fall of the Corbyn Movement | An Interview with Owen Jones
Was Corbynism doomed from the start? That’s the question posed by Owen Jones in his new book, This Land.
Opinion: To Tackle the Right’s ‘Culture War’, the Left Needs to Build New Forms of Solidarity
David Wearing
The reasons for widespread despair on the left are no mystery: the success of the right's 'culture war', and the loss of the Labour leadership. David Wearing argues workplace and community organising, and political education, can help us build the forms of solidarity we need to fight back.
Opinion: Labour MPs Now Accept Brexit Because Jeremy Corbyn is No Longer Their Leader
Aaron Bastani
On Sunday Labour’s Rachel Reeves went on the Andrew Marr Show and argued we need to get Brexit done. The sad truth is that many Labour MPs have changed their tune on Brexit for one simple reason: they’re no longer looking to attack the party leader, argues Aaron Bastani.
The Bastani Factor: Left Out: The Inside Story of Labour Under Corbyn
After 2017 Labour stood on the brink of power. Yet by last December the party gained its lowest number of seats since 1935. How did that happen? Find out as Aaron Bastani is joined by authors of 'Left Out', Gabriel Pogrund and Patrick Maguire
The Bastani Factor: Left Out: The Inside Story of Labour Under Corbyn
After the 2017 general election Labour under Jeremy Corbyn seemingly stood on the brink of power. From nowhere they had enjoyed the biggest increase in vote share of any party since 1945, depriving the Tories of their majority. But from there it was a story of Glastonbury to catastrophe and, last December, Labour gained their […]
Report: Labour Is Hemorrhaging Leftwing Activists. Will It Survive?
Harriet Williamson
Thousands of Labour activists who were galvanised by the prospect of a Corbyn government have lost hope in Starmer's Labour - and are leaving the party in droves. Harriet Williamson speaks to some of them.
Opinion: To Build the Movement in a Post-Corbyn Era, We Need to Build Democracy
Keir Milburn
Momentum’s National Coordinating Group election has attracted huge attention in recent weeks. Keir Milburn argues it's been vital for the recomposition of the UK left - and, most importantly, has highlighted the need for a new attitude towards democracy and elections.
Opinion: Labour Can Only Win by Building on the Corbyn Era, Not Destroying It
Aaron Bastani
Jeremy Corbyn won the Labour leadership twice, despite a war waged against him from within the party and by the media. He won for a reason, writes Aaron Bastani; if the next Labour leader wants to become prime minister they must acknowledge this, and build on his legacy, not destroy it.
Novara Live: Bernie Hits the Jackpot
Michael Walker, Aaron Bastani and Dalia Gebrial discuss Bernie’s big win in Nevada, ballots dropping in the Labour leadership race, and the start of Julian Assange’s extradition hearing.
Novara FM: After Defeat
One month after Labour's catastrophic defeat, James Butler is joined by Richard Seymour to dig into attempts to understand the loss, and how the left moves on from it.
Novara Live: It Woz Remain Wot Lost It?
On this episode of #TyskySour Aaron Bastani is joined by Paul Mason as they discuss Labour’s election results. Did the commitment to a ‘people’s vote’ destroy any chance of winning?
Electionsesh2019
From 9:30pm til 5am Novara Media stayed with you for the GE2019 election results.
Explainers: We Asked NHS Doctors About the Trade Documents Corbyn Revealed
This week Corbyn revealed un-redacted trade documents detailing talks between the Conservative government and the Trump administration between 2016 – now. He argued they prove the NHS is indeed up for sale, contradicting Boris Johnson. We asked two medical doctors to explain the papers. Featuring Dr Rita Issa and Dr Timesh Pillay.
Explainers: What Is Actually in the Labour Manifesto?
Haven’t read the Labour Party manifesto yet? Here’s all you need to know.
Novara Live: Novara Media REACT to Election Debate #1
Johnson and Corbyn go head-to-head in the first Leaders Debate. On this episode of TyskySour, Michael Walker, Ash Sarkar and James Butler give reactions and analysis.