labour

7 Quick Thoughts on ‘Momentum’ – Corbyn’s New Campaign Machine

Craig McVegas

Today Corbyn's leadership campaign has morphed into Momentum. Here are some quick thoughts on what Momentum means for populism in the UK, political journalism, the parliamentary Labour party and more.

A 10-Point Programme for 21st Century Socialism

Jeremy Gilbert

Much of Corbyn’s ten-point plan reads like it dates from 30 or 40 years ago. Can a programme for radical government which makes almost no mention of the massive cultural and technological changes of the past 30 years really be credible?

6 Possible Outcomes if Jeremy Corbyn is Elected Labour Leader

George West & Alex Richardson

You've heard the horror stories: Labour being consigned to the 'wilderness', decades of Tory rule, some vague insinuations about Stalinism. But what will really happen if Jeremy Corbyn is elected Labour leader?

4 Theses on Corbo-Futurism

Callum Cant

If Jeremy Corbyn is such a dinosaur, why are so many people turning to the left in search of a better future? Has the transformation of the left and failure of the New Labour led to a new form of engagement with electoral politics?

Bad for Business? 5 Ways a Corbyn Government Could Change the UK Economy

Tom Cutterham

Perhaps second only to 'aspiration', 'working with business' is among the most common dog-whistle refrains from the Labour leadership candidates. Dismissed by many for being 'anti-business', what would Corbyn really mean for the economy?

Curb Your Corbynthusiasm: 5 Thoughts on the Politics of Corbynism

James Butler

NovaraTV sat down with Jeremy Corbyn this week, whose Labour leadership campaign has made him the frontrunner and stirred discussion and debate across the left. Cutting through the hype, what are Corbyn's politics and where do they lead us?

7 Things I Learned from Chatting to Jeremy Corbyn

Aaron Bastani

Yesterday we interviewed Labour leadership hopeful, Jeremy Corbyn, for NovaraTV. Here Aaron Bastani discusses seven things he learned from talking to the bookies' new favourite.

6 Reasons Jeremy Corbyn Could Win the Next General Election

James Meadway

Contrary to the expectations of many Jeremy Corbyn has been going from strength to strength in the Labour leadership election. The right say he'll make Labour unelectable, but how does their case stand up?

The Political is Personal: New Labour and the Corrosion of Character

Carl Rowlands

There's talk of a return to New Labour - but what was the New Labour project, how did it become so dominant, and what has been its lasting effect on the Labour party?

What does the Labour leadership election mean for the radical left?

Ian Allinson

With Labour’s crisis deepening, the leadership election - and likely result - should be a wake up call for those who want to ‘reclaim’ Labour because of the unions. Rather, undoing the union link is a vital step for any hope of a credible left electoral alternative.

Reflections on the SNP surge: Does Westminster finally have an opposition worthy of the name?

The SNP surge north of the border can hardly be dismissed as a protest vote. Rather, years of Labour taking working class voters for granted combined with the galvanising effect of the independence referendum have forged a new opposition to the Westminster consensus.