Tag: momentum

Letters: Members Should Have the Say on Who Momentum Backs for Labour Leader
In this letter to Momentum and its members, Kallum Pembro and Elliot Dugdale argue that the process for deciding the organisation's Labour leadership endorsement shouldn't happen behind closed doors.
We Have Lift Off!

Labour’s election campaign has lift off! On this episode of TyskySour Michael and Ash discuss Corbyn’s first speech, bogus tactical voting sites, and Trump’s chat with his pal Farage.
With a General Election Imminent, Canada’s Left Must Learn From Sanders and Corbyn
With Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau's image severely damaged by the SNC-Lavalin affair, and the country's Tory party associated with bigots and xenophobes, can the left-wing New Democratic Party (NDP) replicate the campaign strategies of Jeremy Corbyn and Bernie Sanders in time for the 21 October general election?  
A World Without Prisons?
Oonagh Ryder and Sam Swann join a live panel for an event with Bristol Momentum entitled, 'A World Without Prisons?'
When the Party Mimics Facebook
In an edited excerpt from his new book “The Digital Party: Political Organisation and Online Democracy”, Paolo Gerbaudo looks at the ways in which the so-called tech revolution is changing how political parties operate and the benefits and risks that come with it.
Lewisham East Shows How Corbynism Has Transformed Labour
On Saturday Janet Daby beat Sakina Sheikh and Claudia Webbe to become Labour’s candidate for Lewisham East. Over the short span of the campaign it became clear just how much has changed in the party - and what remains to be done, argues Aaron Bastani.
Corbynism Is the Centre Ground Now, Your Centrist Party Is Irrelevant
Momentum’s National Co-ordinator Laura Parker joins Max Shanly and Matt Zarb-Cousin on All The Best to discuss the new “centrist” party, rampant inequality, first principles political communications, and the Conservatives criticising and then copying Corbyn.
TyskySour: Interview With Jon Lansman

On this episode of TyskySour Aaron Bastani and Michael Walker are joined by Labour Party activist and founder of Momentum Jon Lansman. “Jon has been a member of the Labour party since he was 16 and was involved in the battle for control of the party in the 1980s. You were involved in Tony Benn’s […]
Interview With Laura Parker (Momentum)

Aaron Bastani sits down with Momentum’s National Coordinator Laura Parker.

What Kind of Party Should Labour Be?
As Momentum’s Jon Lansman joins Unite the Union’s Jennie Formby in the race to become Labour’s next general secretary, what’s at stake isn’t policy or support for Jeremy Corbyn, but competing visions of how Labour should do politics.
Labour: Who’s the Boss?

On this emergency TyskySour Aaron Bastani and Michael Walker discuss who will be the next general secretary of the Labour Party after the riotous resignation of Iain McNicol.
Long Read: How Labour’s Campaigns Attempted to Make the Political Personal
In both Labour and Momentum, since the general election there has been a stronger focus on making political communication personal. In this Long Read, Nathan Akehurst takes a closer look at the practical and ideological aspects of 'mass personalisation'.
Beneath the Streets, The Beach
On this edition of TyskySour Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani are joined by Momentum's Rachel Godfrey-Wood as they discuss this year's Labour Party conference in Brighton.
How Croydon Went Red
Here's how Tory Gavin Barwell, author of the book 'How to Win a Marginal Seat', saw his majority of just 165 overturned by Labour candidate Sarah Jones with the help of Momentum and some very dedicated campaigners.
Long Read: Where We Go From Here
Richard Seymour, author of Corbyn: The Strange Rebirth of Radical Politics, examines the snap election and the decline of Britain's hard centre, and argues, in the context of Labour's resurgence, where the Left must go from here.
A Different Country
Despite not winning a majority, Labour has surged to heights unimaginable even a month ago. The Blairite consensus smashed, the Tories weak and demoralised, the left resurgent. This is what winning feels like.
Moving On: Six Recommendations for Momentum
It seems that factional infighting almost pushed Momentum to its brink. Now the dust has settled, what should the next steps be?
The Battle for Momentum: What Just Happened?
Last week infighting between rival factions within Momentum over the structure and purpose of the organisation came to a head. What exactly just happened?

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