Labour have re-admitted Corbyn, but now Starmer’s suspended the whip. What’s the real story behind the chaos of the last 24 hours? And what happens next? Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani discuss the reinstatement of Jeremy Corbyn in the Labour party.
Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani discuss the reinstatement of Jeremy Corbyn in the Labour party.
A day after Keir Starmer threw a grenade into the Labour Party by suspending Corbyn, what do we now know about how MPs, unions and members will respond? With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.
Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has been suspended from the party. What the hell happens now?! With Michael Walker, Aaron Bastani and Rivkah Brown.
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 […]
Was Corbynism doomed from the start? That’s the question posed by Owen Jones in his new book, This Land.
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 […]
As John McDonnell's economic advisor, James Meadway saw Labour staff work to undermine the leadership through a steady drip-drip-drip of small, deliberate failures, which, he writes, added up to major dysfunction, almost certainly costing the party the 2017 election.
A journalist suing his critics is an egregious attack on democratic norms, writes Keir Milburn. To fight back effectively, we must situate attempts to silence the left within a wider, global trend of limiting democracy and extending free speech only to those who can afford it.
The right don't want justice, equality under the law or due process, but to eradicate an entire politics - starting with its most publicly visible figure. This is the single most flagrant example of ‘cancel culture’ imaginable, and yet the free speech ambulance-chasers are silent, writes Aaron Bastani.
After Wiley’s antisemitic Twitter rant was left up for 48 hours, celebrities and campaigners are boycotting the platform. But, does the dodgy record on racism of those who instigated the action mean progressives should avoid the #NoSafeSpaceForJewHate movement? We’re joined by Rivkah Brown to discuss. Plus, Labour Right Blackmail Keir Starmer, and Elon Musk Backs the […]
Boris Johnson has dumped the science to save Britain’s sandwich shops. Will the bet pay off? Plus, the Tory’s plant a Russian dead cat and Ex-Labour MPs sell out to the highest bidder. With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.
Keir Starmer has sacked Rebecca Long-Bailey for a retweet and declared war on the Left. Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani convene to ask what the hell progressives do now.
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