Analysis: Social Democrats Need the Left, Just Look at Europe
Ell Folan
Again and again, social democrats across Europe have shifted to the right – and invariably, the outcome has been a devastating defeat, not a huge victory.
Tag: pasokification
Analysis: Has Keir Starmer Heard of Pasokification?
Joana Ramiro
Social democrats across the continent have learned that maintaining ties with the left equals electoral success. The British Labour leader doesn’t seem to get it.
The Bastani Factor: This Isn’t New Politics
What we are seeing isn’t the launch of a new politics, it’s the old one sailing off in a lifeboat. Floating towards an empty horizon, the Independent Group has no idea where it is going or what forces are pushing it. They will fail.
Long Read: Power to the People: Why We Formed a New Political Party in Italy
Potere al Popolo
A coalition of radical leftists has formed the new party Potere al Popolo to launch an electoral challenge to a parliamentary political landscape increasingly dominated by the right.
Long Read: The World After 2016: 6 New Rules in Politics
Aaron Bastani
Brexit. Trump. The ubiquity of Facebook. The fracturing of historically-dominant political parties. The political certainties of yesterday are out of the window, and there's more up for grabs than we know.
Novara FM: 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.
Long Read: The Problems of Podemos
Matt Myers
Unidos Podemos, the left-wing coalition party, came in a disappointing third place in the most recent Spanish elections. After polling well, why did the party fail to capture the popular vote? And what lessons can left-wing electoral projects draw from this?
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.
Labour’s voters aren’t coming back – why would they?
Peter Pannier
Following Labour's inability to win #GE2015 despite five years of Coalition rule, blame has been heaped on parties such as the SNP for eating away at Labour's share of voters. But focusing on recent developments ignores what is perhaps the biggest barrier to a Labour premiership: people remember the last one.
5 Things You Need to Know About ‘Pasokification’
James Doran
From 160 seats Pasok is now the smallest party in the Greek parliament. This phenomenon - the rapid capitulation of a social democratic heavyweight in times of austerity - has been called 'Pasokification', and it's a trend we may well see beyond Greece.