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At Labour's centenary... What is Radical Social Democracy?

At Labour's centenary... What is Radical Social Democracy?

Lenin wouldn't like it. Nor would Ramsay MacDonald

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Jan 20, 2024
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The Times 23 January 1924. Not a slow news day…

This week sees two centenaries: the death of Vladimir Lenin (21/1) and the appointment of James Ramsay MacDonald as the first Labour Prime Minister (22/1). To mark the occasion I'm devoting this week's Conflict & Democracy to celebrating a political tradition that both men despised: radical social democracy.

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