2. Politics in Britain today

After the party conferences this autumn, Socialist Party general secretary Peter Taaffe discusses the trends in politics in Britain at the moment – from two parties in one within Labour to the Tories’ Brexit crisis. Useful further reading: • ‘Consolidating the Corbyn revolution’ by Peter Taaffe: http://www.socialismtoday.org/210/britain.html • ‘Tories’ crisis conference – Corbyn must fight for general election’: https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/articles/28044/10-10-2018/tories-crisis-conference-corbyn-must-fight-for-general-election • ‘Labour conference shows – Blairites must be ousted’: https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/articles/28018/03-10-2018/labour-conference-shows-blairites-must-be-ousted • ‘The Fog of Brexit’: http://socialismtoday.org/222/editorial.html • ‘Liverpool - A City that Dared to Fight’ book by Tony Mulhearn and Peter Taaffe available from leftbooks.co.uk • The Rise of Militant book by Peter Taaffe available from leftbooks.co.uk