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McDonnell's willingness to debate Marxism is a shot in the arm for our democracy
Shadow chancellor John McDonnell addresses the Marx 200 conference at the weekend [Karl Weiss]

ONE of Labour’s greatest achievements since Jeremy Corbyn was elected leader in 2015 has been to open up new space for political debate.

Years of Establishment consensus hollowed out our democracy.

When Margaret Thatcher said her greatest achievement was Tony Blair, she was not merely referring to a shift in the “centre ground” away from social democracy and towards unrestricted neoliberal capitalism.

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