Spring Podcast

A whole generation of left-wingers in the United Kingdom have never had to deal directly with the question of wielding political power. But following a momentous summer, shocked socialists have found themselves with a radical Labour leadership advocating a ‘new politics’ and espousing ambitious economic vision. Do these developments make traditional strategies of ‘pushing Labour leaders left’ seem… outdated? Can this seismic shift relate to ideas of challenging capitalism? And what can be imagined from ‘Corbyn’s Labour’ – should it attempt to set parameters for an attainable social democratic government in 2020, or can it be something far beyond that? Speakers- ALEX WILLIAMS- co-author (with Nick Srnicek) of ‘Inventing the Future: Postcapitalism and a World Without Work’ (Verso, 2015) KEN SPOURS- Professor of Post-Compulsory Education at University College London and author of ‘The Osborne Supremacy: why progressives have to develop a hegemonic politics for the 21st century’ (Compass, 2015) CHARLOTTE NICH