In the 2017 British general election, left-wing Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn surprised everyone, including his own supporters, by depriving Conservative Prime Minister Theresa May of her majority. Two years on, with May forced out, right-wing pro-Brexit leader Boris Johnson in as Prime Minister, and the United Kingdom engulfed in a dramatic constitutional crisis over Brexit, the country is likely to be soon facing one of the most momentous general elections in decades.
Bringing together a diverse range of thinkers, writers and activists, Corbynism from Below charts how a 'bottom-up' Labour Party campaign can beat Johnson and the Brexit Party's Nigel Farage by building a popular opposition to the rising tide of right-wing populism in Britain. Both a rallying cry and a practical primer for electoral victory, the book forensically outlines the shifting vote patterns that the Labour Party needs to navigate, and the alliance building it must engage in, to be able to chart a course for Britain at this unprecedented political moment.
Unafraid to face up to the limits of Corbynism, while enthusiastic about the possibilities of a Labour victory, Corbynism from Below offers an account of how the Labour Party can win, and the kind of transformation we would see to the British political landscape under a Corbyn government.
Contributors: Adam Klug, Andrew Gamble, Anne Coddington, Emma Rees, Gerry Hassan, Heather Wakefield, Hilary Wainwright, James Meadway, Jeremy Gilbert, Jess Garland, Lindsey German, Lorna Finlayson, Mark perryman, Neal Lawson, Paul Hilder, Paula Surridge, Phil Burton-Cartledge, Satnam Virdee