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A new workers’ party? Taking a long-term view
Examining the Labour Party’s history – and the reasons for its survival as an entity – give important insights into the best strategy for the future, argues VINCE MILLS
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PART ONE of this article gave a brief account of how the left won the leadership of the Labour Party but not the support of significant sections of the working class. This part considers potential drivers for radical change and how we might move forward.
Central to much of the argument in support of a new workers’ party is the notion that it is the vehicle itself — the Labour Party — that is the problem — if we just started from the beginning and rebuilt it, we could indeed build a party capable of delivering socialism.
It is therefore necessary, the argument continues, that the trade unions should disaffiliate and use their resources to build this new left enterprise.
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