Trotsky, Trotskyism and Trotskyites
The Briefing Room - A podcast by BBC Radio 4 - Thursdays
The Labour deputy leader Tom Watson has warned that his party could be taken over by old Trots - Trotskyist entryists, who have no interest in winning elections but instead see Labour as a vehicle for revolutionary socialism.But what is a Trot, who was Leon Trotsky and what do his followers in Britain actually want? David Aaronovitch is joined by:Prof John Callaghan, Salford University Amy Leather of the Socialist Workers Party Michael Crick author of 'The March of Militant' and a journalist with Channel 4 NewsDr Bert Patenaude, Stanford University, author of 'Trotsky: Downfall of a Revolutionary'Producer: Joe Kent Researcher: Kirsteen Knight Editor: Innes Bowen.