The Family Feud Inside Your Party There is more trouble in Your Party, the new left-wing movement led by former Labour MPs Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana. Their first annual conference is due to begin in a few weeks, to decide policy and elect the ruling politburo. The party’s foundational documents sketch out a familiar picture … Read more
Corbyn and Musk Have New Parties “The first thing that must strike any outside observer is that Socialism, in its developed form, is a theory confined entirely to the middle classes. The typical Socialist is not, as tremulous old ladies imagine, a ferocious-looking working man with greasy overalls and a raucous voice. He is either … Read more
“Just remember how you felt on that dreadful morning of June 10th, just remember how you felt then, and think to yourselves: June the Ninth, 1983, never ever again will we experience that.’” This was Neil Kinnock’s first speech to Labour Conference as leader. He had started the process of taking the Labour back from … Read more
For a while, in my teens I played Dungeons and Dragons. I realise that this is shaking your faith in me as the king of cool, but I did. What I was really into was books; JRR Tolkien, CS Lewis, ER Eddison, HP Lovecraft, MR James. Michael Moorcock. Epic, scary and weird. Even Robert E … Read more