14 episodes
Corbynism: The Post-Mortem Oz Katerji
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4.6 • 255 Ratings
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Corbynism: The Post-Mortem is a limited Podcast series investigating Corbynism, and the impact Jeremy Corbyn’s tenure as Labour leader had on British politics, hosted by Oz Katerji.
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The Suspension Of Jeremy Corbyn
Joining us on this very special edition of the podcast, to discuss the EHRC report into Labour's institutional antisemitism, Corbyn’s suspension, and where the Labour Party goes from here, we are privileged to be joined by Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland, human rights barrister Adam Wagner, former Labour MP Ruth Smeeth and the New Statesman's political editor Stephen Bush.
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The Leaked Dossier
As Sir Kier Starmer began his leadership of the Labour Party, an explosive internal party dossier allegedly drafted in response to the EHRC investigation leaked online after news broke that Labour's own lawyers advised against submitting it.
Joining us in Episode 12, our first episode of the Post-Corbyn era, to discuss the Labour Leak, the party’s response to the antisemitism crisis and what this document means for the future of the party, are privileged The New Statesman’s Stephen Bush, journalist Nadine Batchelor-Hunt and the Jewish Labour Movement's national secretary Peter Mason.
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The Left's Foreign Secretary
Discussing foreign policy, anti-imperialism and who stands on ‘the right side of history’ we are joined by the chair of the Foreign Affairs committee, Conservative MP Tom Tugendhat, and, also sitting on the select committee, the SNP’s Defence spokesperson, Stewart McDonald.
For a Labour perspective, we are also privileged to be joined by former foreign policy advisor to Robin Cook, David Clark.
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The Leader's Office
With just over a week left to go of the Labour leadership election we are exploring life in Jeremy Corbyn’s office during his tenure. With us for Episode 10 to explore factionalism, Corbyn's response to the antisemitism crisis and Labour’s election results, we are privileged to be joined by a very special guest, James Mills, former special adviser to both Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell.
A full transcription of the episode can be found at our website.
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The Red Wall Crumbles
The loss of Labour's traditional northern heartlands was one of the most devastating elements of the 2019 general election defeat. In Episode 9, we explore just how Labour's 'Red Wall' turned blue as we are joined by the former MP for Stoke-on-Trent North, Ruth Smeeth.
A full transcription of the episode can be found at our website.
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Understanding Corbynomics
Corbyn swept aside all competitors for the Labour leadership contest by promising a radical rethink of the British economy and ending years of Tory austerity. But what are Corbyn’s economic principles, and were they really as popular with the electorate as Labour say?
Here to explain those questions and more, Episode 8 of Corbynism: The Post-Mortem features left wing economic heavyweights Frances Coppola, Paul Mason, and one of the economists initially brought in by Labour for consultation, Danny Blanchflower.
A full transcription of the episode can be found at our website.
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Customer Reviews
Detailed and wide ranging study
A most interesting and engaging study of an important act in current political history, with a superb selection of commentators, the involved and the interested as guest voices. Appreciated the effort made to cover as much ground as possible and the different implications raised. I approach this very much more as an historian than a politico. I would have liked to have heard an additional episode I think covering the personalities other than Jeremy Corbyn’s own that went into developing “Corbynism”, as the emphasis seemed to rely mostly on one man’s centrality, to the exclusion of an interesting cast of front and back bench, and backstairs, supporters. But very much enjoyed the narrative and the further questions it raised. Would recommend.
Ridiculous
Utterly ridiculous bias might as well be produced by the daily mail.
More nuanced than might be expected
As someone who has voted Labour in the past 3 general elections (2x under Corbyn), and voted for Corbyn in the leadership elections, I approached this podcast cautiously, fearing it might simply regurgitate empty talking points popular amongst many of the Commentariat right. I was, then, pleasantly surprised to find the content of most episodes offered a much more nuanced discussion than the headlines may suggest. To his credit, Oz tends to give his guests ample airtime and they very much drive the discussion, with his occassional guidance.
Occasionally, the guiding narration lacks some of that nuance (like, for example, his insistence the 2017 and 2019 election results were "rejections" of the manifestos, despite acknowledging immediately after that polls show their broad public support), but that is minor faultfinding when viewed in totality. He deserves credit for giving the floor over to the various panelists, representing a range of opinions from the Labour left to the Labour right, and for resisting the zero-sum antics that have plagued this topic from the beginning.
Many of the remaning hardcore pro-Corbyn supporters left within (and without) Labour may be irked by the podcast, but I have yet to see a review that actually offers substantive criticism instead of simple fallacies.