/101/ UK Election: A Disaster Foretold

On how Labour lost. Was it Brexit that did for Labour? In what sense? What now for the British Left - and for democracy? Running order: (02:40) Opening chat (05:15) The electoral map, the generational divide (21:46) Class (33:52) The leadership and the media (48:10) Holding our prediction to account (53:30) Reaction of various Labour factions  (01:03:10) Future of left-populism Readings: How class, turnout and the Brexit party shaped the general election result, Financial Times The Failure of the Left to Grasp Brexit, Michael Wilkinson, Verfassungs Blog Anti-politics & the last gasp of British Labourism, Tad Tietze, Left-Flank Hate to say it, but #BrexitWouldveWon, Alex Hochuli Don’t blame Corbyn or Brexit: Labour failed to rage against the hated political system, Adam Ramsay, openDemocracy Subscribe: patreon.com/BungaCast