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THE FALL AND RISE OF THE BRITISH LEFT - ANDREW ...

The remarkable advance of Corbynism did not emerge from nowhere. It is the product of
developments in socialist and working-class politics over the past forty years and more. The
Thatcher era witnessed a wholesale attack on the postwar consensus and welfare state  through a
regime of deregulation  attacks on the unions  privatisations  and globalisation. However  at
the same time  there existed a persistent resistance to the growing powers of neo-liberalism.
This side of the story is rarely told as it was considered to be a history of defeat. Yet out
of this struggle emerged a thoroughly modern socialism.This book is essential reading for those
who want to know where Corbynism comes from: the policies  personalities and moments of
resistance that have produced this new horizon. This includes the story of power struggles
within the Labour Party  and the eventual defeat of New Labour. The movements outside
it--unions  feminists groups  anti-fascists activists  anti-war protestors--that have driven
the policies of the movement forward. And the powerful influence of international groups that
have shaped the potential for a global progressive politics.

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