Corbyn : the crisis of British politics /

"Where did he come from, and what chance does he have? This book tells the story of how Corbyn's rise was made possible by the long decline of Labour and a deep crisis of British democracy. It surveys the makeshift coalition of trade unionists, young and precarious workers, and students, w...

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Main Author: Seymour, Richard, 1977- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; Brooklyn, NY : Verso, 2016.
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Summary:"Where did he come from, and what chance does he have? This book tells the story of how Corbyn's rise was made possible by the long decline of Labour and a deep crisis of British democracy. It surveys the makeshift coalition of trade unionists, young and precarious workers, and students, who rallied to Corbyn. It shows how a novel social media campaign turned the media's 'Project Fear' on its head, making a virtue of every accusation they threw at him. And finally it asks, with all the artillery that is still ranged against Corbyn, and given the crisis-ridden Labour Party that he has inherited, what it would mean for him to succeed"--
Physical Description:viii, 248 pages ; 21 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781784785314
1784785318