Democratic Audit:
A howl for the past rather than a serious fight for the future: Corbyn and the political economy of nostalgia
17 August 2015
Article by John Van Reenen
Voting for Jeremy Corbyn as leader is a gut reaction to Labour's electoral defeat. Corbyn does point to some real economic problems facing Britain but his policies are based largely on the kind of wishful thinking that is endemic in UK politics and both blights Labour's past. His popularity lies in Labour's failure to defend its own record in government. The party needs to learn from its successes as well as its evident recent failures if it wants to re-build, writes John Van Reenen.
This article was published online by Democratic Audit on August 17, 2015
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Gianmarco Ottaviano webpage
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