Friday, February 7, 2020

What are the Lessons of the UK Election?

There have been many articles attempting to explain the crushing defeat of the Labour Party in the UK election of 12 December 2019. Some of them are very insightful, and list reasons that undoubtedly played a part in that defeat. However I have not come across any which highlight two factors that are important, namely insufficient internationalism and a failure to uphold democracy strongly enough. Let me explain – but first, a brief summary of other viewpoints.

The People First: Democracy, Resistance and the Global Left

Rohini Hensman interviewed by Siyavash Shahab What prompted you to write Indefensible , and what do you hope leftists take away from it, e...