Morning Star editor BEN CHACKO says assessing a Labour leader whose mission was to smash the left must involve addressing the delusions that fuelled his rise
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Why so surprised? The British electoral process has always been fixed
Far from an unprecedented defeat, the election was a historic endorsement of socialism by millions — so of course it was thwarted by a rigged system, argues NICOLAS LALAGUNA
Rebuilding Labour’s working-class roots and organising power is essential if the party is to recover, says MERCEDES VILLALBA
ANDREW MURRAY looks back at a damaging career marked by dishonesty, incompetence and revolting complicity in war crimes
Britain’s historic vote to leave the EU was a rejection of the political Establishment and the strategic direction pursued by Britain’s ruling class since the second world war, writes ALEX GORDON
Over 1,000 hostile US sanctions remain in place on Venezuela, while Britain continues its colonial theft of gold, writes MATT WILLGRESS
MARY DAVIS says the centrality of the Jewish community and the Communist Party to anti-fascism in the 1930s is too often overlooked on the left
SO the 2019 general election is done, and the neoliberals have won, again. But before we join in with the chorus being led by the 1 per cent attacking Corbyn, let’s take a moment to step back and look at the wider context.
It is at times like these that those new to the struggle for a better society may find their faith wavering. And it is important to remember that what we have just witnessed was simply the most recent step in a very long journey.
My own journey has borne witness to anti-apartheid activism, CND, the miners’ strike, environmentalism, the poll tax revolt, the anti-globalisation movement, Stop The War, Occupy, Black Lives Matter, Keep the NHS Public, Syriza, Podemos, #metoo, Extinction Rebellion, Corbyn winning the leadership of the Labour Party, openly socialist blocs in the US Democratic Party, and then over 10 million people voting for a radical socialist manifesto in a British general election. It is worth remembering just how far we have come.
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