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‘The rock on which a new political movement could be built’
Elizabeth Short speaks to film-maker KEN LOACH and trade unionist IAN HODSON about the For the Many Network, a new initiative that connects grassroots activists who share a common commitment to socialist principles from Labour’s Corbyn era
Ken Loach receives a standing ovation at the For the Many Network launch in Liverpool [Neil Terry Photography]

“WHAT Starmer’s done is unforgivable,” says legendary socialist film-maker Ken Loach.

As he speaks in the basement of the left-wing Casa bar, crowds pack out the room above for the much-anticipated launch of the For the Many Network in Liverpool.

Across town, a rather contrasting political scene unfolds, as corporate suits gather at what one attendee called the “Labour Ltd” conference, featuring execs from Amazon and Airbnb.

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