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Overcoming the City: socialism in Britain
Speaking to Ben Chacko, ANDREW MURRAY outlines the themes of his new book, addressing the unique roadblocks the British left faces thanks to the dominance of finance capital — and what it will take to turn things around
The world’s largest communist party marked its 105th birthday this week — and remains true to its principles and firm in its course, says OLIVER VARGAS
The left has become too reliant on persuasion and too detached from the workplaces and communities it seeks to represent, argues NICK TROY
RAMZY BAROUD highlights how Israel’s ambassador sought to shut down UN officials documenting sexual violence and abuses against Palestinians
The US-Israeli conflict with Iran has had far-reaching consequences, including a boost to Pakistan’s regional standing, argues ROGER McKENZIE
The recent heatwaves revealed how ill-prepared Britain remains for a hotter future – and how unequal the ability to cope with it has become, write ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT
The drive to strengthen European defence is reshaping relations between France, Germany, Italy and Britain, says NICK WRIGHT
IS SOCIALISM possible in Britain? Andrew Murray’s book of the title seeks to explain the five-year socialist project, and its failure, in a class context.
Corbynism may be “receding into the rear-view mirror” of politics — though the standing ovation Jeremy Corbyn received at The World Transformed on Saturday shows how popular it remains in some quarters.
But Murray’s concern is to assess which factors made the Corbyn project strong and which ultimately brought it down. And that comes down to class: “That’s the $64,000 dollar question if you like,” he says. “Can class politics be recalibrated?
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