How Jeremy Corbyn, the radical left candidate for the Labour leadership, won
twice—and won big
Demolishing the Blairite opposition in 2015, Jeremy Corbyn saw off an attempted
coup against his leadership under the banner of the "soft left" one year on.
This unassuming antiwar socialist now leads Labour with a huge mandate. For the
first time in decades, socialism is back on the agenda—and for the first time in
Labour's history, it defines the leadership.
This book tells the story of how Corbyn's rise was made possible by the long
decline of Labour and a deep crisis in British democracy. It surveys the
makeshift coalition of trade unionists,