"Len tells his story as only he can: forthright, confident and witty. What emerges is a hard-hitting assessment of dramatic times, and a message of hope for the future."- Jeremy Corbyn
Len McCluskey is the
standout trade unionist of his era. Head of the giant Unite union for
more than a decade, he is a unique and powerful figure on the political
stage.
In this major autobiography, McCluskey throws back the
curtains on life at the top of the Labour movement-with explosive
revelations about his dealings with Keir Starmer, the behind-the-scenes
battles of the Corbyn era, his secret Brexit negotiations with Theresa
May's government, the spectacular bust-up with his former friend Tom
Watson, and his tortuous relationship with Ed Miliband. McCluskey is
no run-of-the-mill trade unionist. Fiercely political, unflinchingly
left wing, he is a true workers' leader.
His politics were
formed in Liverpool at a time of dock strikes, the Beatles, and the May
1968 revolution in Paris. An eyewitness to the Hillsborough tragedy, he
recounts in harrowing detail searching for his son. Witty and sharp,
McCluskey delivers a powerful intervention, issuing a manifesto for the
future of trade unionism and urging the left not to lose sight of class
politics.
A central player in a tumultuous period of British
political history, McCluskey's account is an essential-and
entertaining-record of our times.
Always Red - Len McCluskey, Ricky Tomlinson (Foreword By)
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