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The Prentice Saga

Though a relatively forgotten figure today, renewed hostilities between Labour's left and right make the story of Reg Prentice's bitter divorce from the party newly relevant.

by Tom Blackburn / Aug. 14, 2019 / Beyond Westminster

Prominent Centrists and the Fiction of the White Working Class

The self-image of the celebrity centrist relies on the stereotype of an uneducated, bigoted, 'White Working Class'. It's time for them to take responsibility for their own beliefs.

by Phil McDuff / Aug. 12, 2019 / Theory and Strategy

Labourism and the Local: The Situation on Teesside

Labour's recent struggles in some of its former post-industrial heartlands indicate long-term weaknesses of Labourism itself.

by David Bates / July 23, 2019 / Beyond Westminster

A New Internationalism is Possible: Notes from the first International Social Forum

A participants overview and thoughts of Labours International Social Forum at SOAS in London on the 13th and 14th July 2019.

by Nolan MacGregor / July 21, 2019 / Beyond Westminster, International & Foreign Policy, Beyond the Manifesto

The Salford Docker: Doing Political Education Differently

Salford Community Theatre's latest production, 'The Salford Docker', points the way to new and more engaging forms of socialist political education.

by Beth Redmond / July 19, 2019 / Beyond Westminster, Culture

The Defiance of Durham

The achievements of mining communities and unions are celebrated in spite of the conditions in which they arose, not because of them, and this heritage also fuels today's struggles.

by Tom Blackburn, Rhian E. Jones / July 17, 2019 / Beyond Westminster, Culture, Theory and Strategy