In-person - Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow: the Labour Party after Jeremy Corbyn
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Venue:
Birkbeck Central
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A book presentation and discussion with author Mike Phipps and Kate Purcell, former Senior Director of the Labour Party and former Trade Union Liaison Manager for Jeremy Corbyn
Much has been written about the four and a half years of Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership of the Labour Party, but far less in-depth analysis has appeared on the tumultuous events since. This roundtable will consider the reasons behind Labour’s 2019 defeat, from longer term factors like the international decline of social democracy and the loss of long-held Labour seats in the post-industrial ‘red wall’, to more immediate issues such as the leadership of Corbyn, the role played by Brexit, and Labour’s policies and campaign. It also sets out what the left needs to do to regain its sense of purpose: recognizing the advances that have been made in shaping policy agenda and intervening more confidently on the essential values within the Labour movement and its allies.
All welcome but please register for this event on the booking page
Contact name:
Daniel Parnell
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Dr Mike Phipps
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Dr Mike Phipps has worked for decades within the Labour Party to promote social change and international solidarity. He was a founding member of the Labour Representation Committee is a member of the Executive Committee of the Campaign for Labour Party Democracy and writes for the website Labour Hub. A long-term anti-war activist, he was a founder member of Iraq Occupation Focus and has edited its fortnightly e-newsletter for several years.
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Kate Purcell
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Former Senior Director of the Labour Party and former Trade Union Liaison Manager for Jeremy Corbyn