workingwriter reviewed The Candidate by Alex Nunns
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5 stars
The Candidate is an immensely readable and informative chronicle of Jeremy Corbyn's rise to Labour Party leadership in 2015. Munns gets all the right interviews, especially those who won the social-media wars.
The book is brilliant in outlining the organizational changes in how Labour leaders are elected. In many ways, this story is a case study in unanticipated consequences for the New Labour backers. This proved even more true in 2016, when the parliamentary caucus attempted to reassert its traditional power.
Folks in the US interested in building support for a more progressive politics may well get some pointers from the detailed discussion of the Corbyn campaign.
If you're not British, or not overly familiar with how UK elections work, you might feel a little bit confused occasionally. Still, if you want the whole story from the perspective of an unabashed Corbyn fan. Fans of Tony Blair and his politics …
The Candidate is an immensely readable and informative chronicle of Jeremy Corbyn's rise to Labour Party leadership in 2015. Munns gets all the right interviews, especially those who won the social-media wars.
The book is brilliant in outlining the organizational changes in how Labour leaders are elected. In many ways, this story is a case study in unanticipated consequences for the New Labour backers. This proved even more true in 2016, when the parliamentary caucus attempted to reassert its traditional power.
Folks in the US interested in building support for a more progressive politics may well get some pointers from the detailed discussion of the Corbyn campaign.
If you're not British, or not overly familiar with how UK elections work, you might feel a little bit confused occasionally. Still, if you want the whole story from the perspective of an unabashed Corbyn fan. Fans of Tony Blair and his politics probably won't like this story much at all. I will look forward to the next edition!