Relations between British Jews and the left are in crisis, a situation reaching its nadir when the Labour Party was forced to suspend Naz Shah and Ken Livingstone over comments they made about Israel. Yet, until the 1980s, the British left was broadly pro-Israel. This change did…
In September of 2015 an earthquake shook the foundations of British politics. Jeremy Corbyn, a lifelong and uncompromising socialist, was elected to head the Labour Party. Corbyn didn't just win the leadership contest, he trounced his opponents. The establishment was aghast. The…
A groundbreaking study revealing how accusations of antisemitismdamaged the British Labour Party under Jeremy Corbyn's leadership.
A groundbreaking study revealing how accusations of antisemitism damaged the British Labour Party under Jeremy Corbyn's leadership.
This thesis has three aims: i) to provide a characterisation of Corbynism; ii) to understand how Corbynism is shaped by the context in which it appeared; and iii) to consider the relationship between Corbynism and democracy. The thesis argues that Corbynism was a political movem…
This book provides an accessible yet critical analysis of the Labour Party under the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn (2015-2020) in the context of the contemporary British political economy. It analyses structural constraints on left-wing politics and evaluates the transformative po…
10pm, 8th June 2017: exit polls at the British General Election show Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party denying the Conservative Party what was widely expected to be a guaranteed increased majority. Crowned Labour leader two years earlier, the British political class were convinced of…
10pm, 8th June 2017: exit polls at the British General Election show Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party denying the Conservative Party what was widely expected to be a guaranteed increased majority. Crowned Labour leader two years earlier, the British political class were convinced of…
Corbynism: a critical approach
by Bolton, Matt, (Writer on politics), Pitts, Frederick Harry
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