Denis MacShane has had a colourful, often controversial life as a journalist-politician in Labour over many years, standing for Parliament in 1974 and being the best Europe Minister of any government until the calamity of Brexit struck.
His account of why Labour is so good at losing elections makes fascinating reading. His unique insight comes from 15 years work with trade unions and progressive political movement in Europe and overseas. His book is personal, political and full of insights. Much of the European Left is struggling, and Labour must avoid that fate.
Why is Labour so keen on fighting internal battles and so useless at winning power?
What to do to get Labour back into power is a central question if we don’t want to live in a one-party state.
