Archive of Futures of Socialism

Amid the lockdown, Labour has elected its new leader. Momentum co-founder and former Corbyn aide James Schneider gives a unique insight into the Corbyn years and weighs the prospects for the British left in the age of Keir Starmer.

Owen Hatherley reflects on the generational divides that have emerged over the course of the last two UK general elections by charting the musical evolution of The Smiths. Comparing Morrissey’s political trajectory to those of many voters throughout the North of England, Hatherley investigates the roots of the North’s departure from anti-Thatcherite collectivism to nationalist reaction.

Corbyn may be out, Sanders may be down, but Pablo Iglesias and Unidas Podemos have been in power in Madrid since the start of the year. Cristina Flesher Fominaya assesses their progress 

When we get back to thinking about climate change, what lessons can we draw from the coronavirus crash? Is suppressing economic activity (“degrowth”) the way to reduce carbon emissions? Chris Saltmarsh of Labour for a Green New Deal argues for a different approach

Lola Seaton writes about the highs and lows of the Corbyn moment. What should the Millennial left be doing - and thinking - now?

They have all the packaging, but are they feminisms? Amelia Horgan browses the shelves of the centrist marketplace in ideas.

Leading voices on the British Left examine where we go from here.

How can the left forge solidarities across a politics fractured by class, by region and – increasingly – by generation, asks Keir Milburn.