I saw a first sneak preview of Corbynmania about two years ago. It had nothing to do with Jeremy Corbyn, … Continue reading “How the housing crisis has created a generation of socialists”

These aren’t great times for the left. ‘Right-wing populism’ is said to be on the rise everywhere. First Brexit. Then … Continue reading “On populism and ‘People Power’”

Jeremy Corbyn’s resounding victory last Sunday has consolidated the dominance of paleo-socialism, not just over the Labour Party, but over … Continue reading “More Denmark, less Venezuela. Could there be a pro-market left in the UK?”

“New Labour officially dead and buried”, tweeted Daily Politics presenter Andrew Neil as the Labour leadership election results came in. … Continue reading “Labour has rejected its own legacy of NHS reform – with sad implications for patients”