Archives: Tom Gann

No election can be won without significant support from within the popular classes. Johnsonism represents the hegemony of the most reactionary fractions of capital because of their capacity to command this support.

by Tom Gann
Aug. 25, 2020

What are 'bad new times'? What do they mean for New Socialist?

by Tom Gann, The Editors
Aug. 25, 2020

Wendy Liu discusses her political journey from ardent Silicon Valley Kool Aid drinker to scathing critic of the entire industry (and capitalism), as documented in her new book 'Abolish Silicon Valley'.

by Tom Gann, Wendy Liu
Aug. 25, 2020

Tom and josie consider the relationship between Zheng Chaolin’s life, his politics, and his poetry.

by Tom Gann, josie sparrow
Aug. 25, 2020

In the 1980s Raymond Williams was the thinker of the relation between the conjunctural and the organic. This grounded his position on electoral and political strategy.

by Tom Gann
Aug. 25, 2020

What can we learn from Johnson’s spell as Mayor of London? What are the ruling class strategies of the Johnson project? How does it stand in an international context?

by Tom Gann, Rhian E. Jones, Adam Blanden, Sabrina Huck
Aug. 25, 2020

John McDonnell's UBS report offers a potential framework for a revolution in the ways we conceive of and meet our needs.

by Tom Gann, josie sparrow
Sept. 23, 2019

Join us at TWT 2019 to explore how we can better handle contradictions as socialists.

by Tom Gann, josie sparrow, Tom Williams
Aug. 28, 2019

Owen Hatherley discusses "The Adventures of Owen Hatherley in the Post-Soviet Space" and Tribune magazine.

by Tom Gann, Owen Hatherley
May 31, 2019

Some of our editors' favourite pieces we've published in 2018

by Tom Gann, Wendy Liu, Kyle, Rhian E. Jones, josie sparrow
Dec. 31, 2018

The democratisation of candidate selection opens up questions and possibilities that are much wider than factional advance

by Tom Gann
Sept. 22, 2018

As part of our series on the October Revolution, New Socialist interviewed Lars T. Lih, author of several books on Lenin and the Revolution.

by Tom Gann
March 6, 2018

This is the seventh (and final) part of our write-up and analysis of Labour's New Economics Conference on alternative models of ownership.

by Tom Gann
March 4, 2018

This is the sixth part of our write-up and analysis of Labour's New Economics Conference on alternative models of ownership.

by Tom Gann
March 2, 2018

The fifth part of our write-up and analysis of Labour's New Economics Conference on alternative models of ownership.

by Tom Gann
Feb. 28, 2018

The fourth part of our write-up and analysis of Labour's New Economics Conference on alternative models of ownership.

by Tom Gann
Feb. 26, 2018

The first part of our write-up and analysis of Labour's New Economics Conference on alternative models of ownership.

by Tom Gann
Feb. 21, 2018

Wednesday’s budget was more striking for the economic indicators and forecasts produced by the Office for Budgetary Responsibility than for any of its specific policies.

by Tom Gann, Wendy Liu, Kyle
Nov. 25, 2017

Tom Gann spoke to Mark Perryman about the legacy of Stuart Hall, Labour modernity, possibilities for radical organisation, cultural politics and more.

by Tom Gann
Sept. 18, 2017

It is necessary to criticise Jeremy Corbyn’s recent comments on immigration, which are not only a problem in themselves but indicative of a general direction of the project which needs to be resisted.

by Tom Gann
Aug. 18, 2017

The pieces collected in the A Million Member Party series show the range of ideas for how the capacities of a Party with significant numbers of enthused members can be made use of for socialist advance.

by Tom Gann
July 24, 2017

The General Election result not only settles the question of the Labour leadership but also of the broad contours of the programme, at least in terms of social and economic policy, for the next election.

by Tom Gann
July 3, 2017