Seven conferences, six towns and ten meetings involving Compass, me and lots of Caroline Lucas. September has been something of a whirlwind. Early in the month I had the honour…
05 Oct, 2015
30 Sep, 2015
New Book ‘Syriza inside the labyrinth’
For all of 2015 the world’s eyes have been on Greece. The Syriza government elected in January under the leadership of Alexis Tspiras threatened to shake up the European…
29 Sep, 2015
Marxism Today: the forgotten visionaries whose ideas could save Labour
The best guide to politics in 2015 is a magazine that published its final issue more than two decades ago A selection of Marxism Today’s greatest covers. Composite: Amiel Melburn…
24 Sep, 2015
Back to the Future of Socialism
Jeremy Corbyn’s stunning victory was born from a cry of protest against neoliberal austerity and the bland centrism of our Party since the New Labour era. But protest alone won’t…
21 Sep, 2015
Podemos, politics & utopia
If I have to be honest, I've never been too keen on utopias. I don't understand them: they're too big, too abstract, too flawless for me, not something I can…
18 Sep, 2015
Corbyn: The Fallout
Corbyn: The Fallout
14 Sep, 2015
A new Labour leader – thoughts from the progressive movement?
Something big has happened. The Labour Party is now being led in a very different way. The huge, democratic mandate given to Jeremy Corbyn is exciting, unexpected, perplexing and many…
13 Sep, 2015
Looking to the future
One morning in August I read two Guardian articles. The first, a Toynbee comment piece, argued that Corbyn appealed to the heart but not the head – he would lose…
12 Sep, 2015
Corbyn’s First Job Is Simple, Make His New Members Feel Welcome
15 000 new members joined the Labour party within 24 hours of the election and they are entering an organisation which is not as welcoming as it could be. I…
09 Sep, 2015
Labour’s New Leader – The Power to Transform?
Dear Labour Leader, We don’t want to pre-empt the result on Saturday but having thought about it we decided that our advice, if you wish to take any of it,…
03 Sep, 2015
A Labour Party of protest or government? Bringing politics back in
A party of protest or a party of government – according to Gordon Brown these are the options, the choices at stake, suggesting they are very different things, polarities even. Those who…
02 Sep, 2015
We’re hiring a Campaigns & Ideas Organiser
Come work with us! We're looking for a Campaigns and Ideas Organiser to join our small but lively and busy team in London. Salary: £25 000 - £30 000, depending on…