Protest and Power
- Author David Kogan
- Narrator Rupert Farley
- Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing
- Run Time 17 hours and 24 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre History, Law, Left-of-centre democratic ideologies, Parliamentary and legislative practice, Political parties and party platforms, Political structures: democracy, Politics and government, Social and cultural history, Society and Social Sciences, Trade unions.
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What to expect
'Highly-readable and well-researched' The Sunday Times
'Faultless account of the twists and turns undertaken by the hard left of the Labour Party to retain relevance and the hope of power' James O'Brien, TLS
'A very good book, probably the most even-handed of all the accounts of Corbyn’s rise to power' Guardian
'Timely new book about Labour' Independent
The battle for the Labour party is dramatic and intense. This is its definitive history.
Labour has shifted from the New Left, to New Labour, to Corbynista Labour. Now, it may see power again with a most unlikely group of activists from the 1970s becoming the fourth generation to win power since 1945.
Only Clement Attlee, Harold Wilson and Tony Blair have won power from a sitting Conservative government. Of the ten general elections since 1979, Labour has won three, all under Blair. This record of failure, if applied to any other walk of life, would raise the fundamental question of why continue to fight a losing battle? For Labour, it asks whether it is a party of protest – designed only to be a voice from opposition, commenting on the flaws and falsities of Conservative police – or a party of power?
Including exclusive interviews with key party members from the 1970s to today including Neil Kinnock, Tony Blair, Ed Miliband and Jon Lansman; and the party's recent struggles with antisemitism and Brexit, this book chronicles the conflicts within the Labour party, the schisms between ideologues and pragmatists, and how these fissures seem destined to keep Labour in opposition.
Critics Review
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‘If you want to understand Corbyn’s long march to take control of Labour this is the only book to read. Kogan turns on its head our understanding of Labour’s history over the past 50 years. A tour de force’
Robert Peston -
If you want to understand how Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour left turned decades of protest into the once unthinkable – the prospect of power – this is the definitive account
Nick Robinson -
Brilliant and highly entertaining
BBC Radio 5 Live -
A meticulously researched and balanced history by a writer with sources at the highest level across different wings of the party
The Times -
Highly-readable and well-researched
The Sunday Times -
Faultless account of the twists and turns undertaken by the hard left of the Labour Party to retain relevance and the hope of power while the spotlight and momentum were so often elsewhere
The TLS
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