Simon HannahA Party with Socialists in It
A History of the Labour Left
Simon Hannah is a writer, labour activist and trade unionist living in South London. He is a branch secretary in UNISON and an author of several books, including 'A Party With Socialists In It' (most recent edition 2022), 'Can't Pay, Won't Pay' (2020), 'Radical Lambeth' (2021) and Capitalist China And Socialist Revolution (2023). His writing has been featured in Open Democracy, The Ecologist and Tempest Magazine. 'A Party With Socialists In It' was awarded book of the day by the Guardian. He is one of the organisers of Ecosocialist Conference, a new space for socialist climate activists to get organised.
Foreword to the Second Edition by Nadia Whittome MP
Foreword to the First Edition by John McDonnell MP
Preface to the Second Edition
Introduction
1. Divided Beginnings
2. Second Time as Disaster
3. The Age of Consent
4. The Civil War
5. 'Though Cowards Flinch...'
6. The Broad Church Collapses
7. The Single Idea
8. The Corbyn Supremacy
9. From Ancient Grudge Break to New Mutiny...
Conclusion: ...Where Civil Blood Makes Civil Hands Unclean
Notes
Index
