How the Labour Party Lost the Chance of a Lifetime
Corbynism had a popular program — but not the popular insurgency it needed to fight for it.
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When we look back at this era of British politics, it will be defined by the battle between two projects for radical change: Brexit and Corbynism. Both claimed the mantle of deep public frustration with not just a single policy or government but decades of developments. Both promised fundamental transformation in the nature of democracy. […]