'Unquestionably the political book of the year' Tim Shipman
'An outstanding, balanced account of the Corbyn leadership' Aaron Bastani
Left Out is the first full account of Labour's recent
transformation and historic defeat. The 2017 parliament began with
Labour on the precipice of power, and its left-most fringe - for so long
alienated within its own party - closer to government than it had ever
been. It ended with them even farther away than they started.
From the peak of Jeremy Corbyn's popularity and the shock hung
parliament of 2017 to Labour's humbling in 2019 and the election of Keir
Starmer, Left Out draws on unrivalled access throughout the party and
to both leaders' inner circles to provide a blistering narrative expose
of the Labour Party during one of the most tumultuous and significant
episodes in its history. It reveals a party riven by factionalism and
at war over ideology, then incapacitated by crisis and indecision. From
the plotting of the break-away Independent Group to the inaction and
despair over accusations of anti-Semitism, from complaints of sexual
harassment and bullying to foiled coups and furious disagreements over
Brexit, the reader is in the room as tempers fray and tensions boil
over, as sworn enemies forge unlikely alliances and lifelong friendships
are tested to breaking-point.
At the heart of the book is
Corbyn himself, a man whose like had never been seen at the top of
British politics - and is unlikely to ever be seen again. Heroised for
his principles by some, derided as an idealist by others, the loyalty
and hatred he inspired changed not only the party but the nation.
Intimately drawn and brilliantly told, Left Out is the revelatory inside
account of how Labour became the party it is today and of the greatest
experiment seen in British politics for a generation.
Left Out : The Inside Story of Labour Under Corbyn - Gabriel Pogrund & Patrick Maguire
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