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This Land
- The Story of a Movement
- Narrated by: Owen Jones
- Length: 13 hrs and 19 mins
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Brought to you by Penguin.
The number one best-selling author of Chavs and The Establishment returns with an urgent, revelatory account of where the left - and Britain - goes next.
On 12th December 2019, the left died. That at least was the view of much of Britain's media and political establishment, who saw the electoral defeat of Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party as the damning repudiation of everything it stood for.
Yet, just over four years previously, the election of Corbyn as Labour leader seemed like a sea-change in politics: reanimating not just a party in apparently terminal decline but a country adrift, with a transformative vision based on a more just, more equal society and economy.
In this revelatory new book, Owen Jones explores how these ideas took hold, how they promised to change the nature of British politics - and how everything then went profoundly, catastrophically wrong. Why did the left fail so badly? Where, in this most critical of times, does that failure leave its values and ideas? Where does it leave Britain itself?
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- Anonymous User
- 13-03-21
Good recent history of the Labour Party
Owen Jones has a nice voice that makes for easy listening, and he sets our the strengths and weaknesses of the Labour Party under Jeremy Corbyn well. He also walks the listener through the different challenges the party faced.
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- Mark Inglis
- 19-11-20
Great read
a worthwhile read for all sides of the corbyn debate and for those looking to make a better society.
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- lewis broadway
- 12-01-21
Fantastic
A great look into the Labour Party over the last 5 years, deeply thought provoking and insightful view on the story
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- Dan Blood
- 20-12-21
One of the bleakest things I've ever listened to
This was a really well explained autopsy of Corbynism and why it failed. I am still confused where some people get their negative opinions of Corbyn, but this book revealed some very disappointing truths about how unsuitable he was to sit in the driving seat of a political party - but I think his failings as a party leader are what probably make him a fantastic MP and activist.
I lost count of how many times Owen said "much to their chagrin"
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- Stuart B.
- 09-10-20
The hard truth, the bitter but essential medicine
A fantastic book, well written, uncomfortable at times given the disappointment of the last election, but wonderfully articulated and essential reading if we are to learn from past mistakes. A well balanced, in-depth analysis of how we got here, and what we need to do.
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- Anonymous User
- 09-08-21
Utterly depressing
How could the Labour Party be so self destructive and throw away our best opportunity to end the tyranny of the Tories and make a real change for the better for our country and the world? Definitely a vital book for anyone interested in politics to read. This is about how we launched ourselves into the shit creek and threw away the only means of propulsion and control!
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- mr A Fenick
- 15-10-20
Insightful and entertaining read
Really enjoyed listening to this audio book. I thought it was a well thought out post analysis of the Labour movement with some hard truths which at times were difficult to stomach, but necessary to talk about.
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- Michael Porter
- 05-06-23
Very eye opening.
I'm so glad I listened to this book, probably the best purchase I've made this year, its a must listen for anyone wanting to understand labour when Jeremy was leader, very enlightening.
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- papapownall
- 30-09-20
From Glastonbury to catastrophe
Guardian journalist, author and political commentator Owen Jones had a ringside seat during Jeremy Corbyn's leadership of the Labour Party for five years and this new book, narrated by the author, chronicles this fascinating period. We hear the story of how Corbyn was nearly not even on the ballot for the party leadership contest in 2015. Once elected, with the support of new party members on a the back of a campaign borrowed from Bernie Sanders that captured the imagination of young people and minorities he had to literally smash his way into his office. Corbyn set out a vision for fairer and kinder Britain based on social democratic principles turning away from the neo-liberalism of the Conservatives and New Labour. Against all odds, and despite the popular press deriding him as a no-hoper, Corbyn came agonisingly close to disposing the hapless Theresa May during the snap general election in 2017.
Surprisingly, this book is not universally complimentary of Corbyn as a leader and Owen Jones pulls no punches in outlining his weaknesses as a leader and as a politician. Must of this is due to Corbyn's lack of front bench experience and refusal to undertake media training, insisting instead that he spoke from the heart rather than a script and sometimes forgetting the keys messages he was supposed to deliver. Ultimately, it was the taint of antisemitism that Corbyn was never able to shake off that eroded his approval ratings with the public and his failure to engage in the Brexit debate where, according to Owen Jones, listening to Corbyn being passionate about Brexit was like "listening to someone reading a photocopier manual". He has a point as Brexit became the single most important issue during his leadership years.
From the Glasgow shipyards
To the Durham miners
To the Islington coffee shops
This Land belongs to you and me
If only Brexit had not got in the way. Oh no, Jeremy Corbyn.
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- Florian K.
- 18-10-20
Very good summary of the UK Labour 2015-2020
It feels like Owen is coming over for a coffee and has an insightful chat about the Labour party, analysing what went well, what went wrong and what we can do in the future.
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