Apart from Jeremy Corbyn & Owen Smith, two names featured frequently in the Labour Party’s leadership campaign –Blair and Trotsky.
The leadership contest diverted attention away from the real issues facing working people, the youth, poor and unemployed. The bitter recriminations revealed the deep divisions of the Labour Party. Calling someone a Blairite became a reason to suspend Labour Party members!
What are the political legacies of Tony Blair and – who was Leon Trotsky and what did he stand for?
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