Episodes

  • 13: The Suspension Of Jeremy Corbyn

    13: The Suspension Of Jeremy Corbyn
    Nov 9 2020
    Joining us on this very special edition of the podcast, to discuss the EHRC report into Labour's institutional antisemitism, Corbyn’s suspension, and where the Labour Party goes from here, we are privileged to be joined by Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland, human rights barrister Adam Wagner, former Labour MP Ruth Smeeth and the New Statesman's political editor Stephen Bush.

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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • 12: The Leaked Dossier

    12: The Leaked Dossier
    Apr 18 2020
    As Sir Kier Starmer began his leadership of the Labour Party, an explosive internal party dossier allegedly drafted in response to the EHRC investigation leaked online after news broke that Labour's own lawyers advised against submitting it.

    Joining us in Episode 12, our first episode of the Post-Corbyn era, to discuss the Labour Leak, the party’s response to the antisemitism crisis and what this document means for the future of the party, are privileged The New Statesman’s Stephen Bush, journalist Nadine Batchelor-Hunt and the Jewish Labour Movement's national secretary Peter Mason.

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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • 11: The Left's Foreign Secretary

    11: The Left's Foreign Secretary
    Apr 3 2020
    Discussing foreign policy, anti-imperialism and who stands on ‘the right side of history’ we are joined by the chair of the Foreign Affairs committee, Conservative MP Tom Tugendhat, and, also sitting on the select committee, the SNP’s Defence spokesperson, Stewart McDonald. 

    For a Labour perspective, we are also privileged to be joined by former foreign policy advisor to Robin Cook, David Clark.
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    1 hr and 28 mins
  • 10: The Leader's Office

    10: The Leader's Office
    Mar 28 2020
    With just over a week left to go of the Labour leadership election we are exploring life in Jeremy Corbyn’s office during his tenure. With us for Episode 10 to explore factionalism, Corbyn's response to the antisemitism crisis and Labour’s election results, we are privileged to be joined by a very special guest, James Mills, former special adviser to both Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell.

    A full transcription of the episode can be found at our website.

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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • 9: The Red Wall Crumbles

    9: The Red Wall Crumbles
    Mar 13 2020
    The loss of Labour's traditional northern heartlands was one of the most devastating elements of the 2019 general election defeat. In Episode 9, we explore just how Labour's 'Red Wall' turned blue as we are joined by the former MP for Stoke-on-Trent North, Ruth Smeeth.

    A full transcription of the episode can be found at our website.

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    50 mins
  • 8: Understanding Corbynomics

    8: Understanding Corbynomics
    Mar 6 2020
    Corbyn swept aside all competitors for the Labour leadership contest by promising a radical rethink of the British economy and ending years of Tory austerity. But what are Corbyn’s economic principles, and were they really as popular with the electorate as Labour say?

    Here to explain those questions and more, Episode 8 of Corbynism: The Post-Mortem features left wing economic heavyweights Frances Coppola, Paul Mason, and one of the economists initially brought in by Labour for consultation, Danny Blanchflower.

    A full transcription of the episode can be found at our website.

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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • 7: Defining Corbynism

    7: Defining Corbynism
    Feb 28 2020
    What exactly is Corbynism? That is the question we set out to answer on Episode 7 of Corbynism: The Post-Mortem, with our special panel of guests featuring the left wing academics behind the book Corbynism: A Critical Approach, Frederick Harry Pitts and Matt Bolton, and music journalist Taylor Parkes, author of one of the most prescient and damning articles ever written on Corbynism.

    Corbynism: A Critical Approach can be found here.

    Taylor Parkes on the Corbyn campaign trail can be found here.

    A full transcription of the episode can be found on our website.

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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • 6: Backbench Dissent

    6: Backbench Dissent
    Feb 21 2020
    Episode 6 of Corbynism: The Post Mortem we are joined by the Labour Party's MP for Walthamstow Stella Creasy to discuss antisemitism, Brexit, backbench dissent and the fight for the future soul of the Labour Party.

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    1 hr