Richard Burgon on whether the Labour left lives on, Keir Starmer, and the future of socialism
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Owen Jones
4.4 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 22 August 2021
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
Richard Burgon is one of the Labour's left most prominent parliamentarians, and a candidate for deputy leader in the 2020 contest. There's a lot to talk about: is the Labour left dead, essentially routed by the leadership and blocked from ever reviving again; did Keir Starmer lie his way into the leadership; what is the left's strategy and vision and future; are we doomed to indefinite Tory rule - and is there any hope?
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| 0:20.2 | Hello, is Owen Jones. |
| 0:21.6 | Welcome to the podcast. |
| 0:22.9 | Today we're speaking to Richard Bergen, |
| 0:25.2 | who's one of the most prominent left-wing |
| 0:28.2 | Labour MPs and critics of the current Labour leadership. |
| 0:32.3 | What I want to talk to him about is it all over for the Labour Left? |
| 0:34.6 | Is it game over? |
| 0:36.9 | What's the future of the Left? |
| 0:38.3 | What's its message to the country? |
| 0:40.7 | How can it ever regain influence and power? |
| 0:46.0 | What's the strategy? |
| 0:47.6 | What's the narrative? |
| 0:49.4 | We talk about Kirstama. |
| 0:51.0 | Did he lie to become the leader? |
| 0:52.8 | What's his future? |
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