How Labour came to be: 1848-1901

Start: 2021-07-22 19:00:00 UTC British Summer Time (GMT+01:00)

This is a virtual event

What can the development of the labour movement during the second half of the 19th century teach us about the current Labour Party? Why did Britain’s working class radicalism drop off during this period? What is Labourism? And can it help to tell us why the Party has often failed to radically alter the status quo?

Join us and Lewis Bassett, the author of the first issue of Momentum’s new political education bulletin the Educator, to discuss the origins of the Labour Party.

In preperation:

If you haven't already please take 10mins to read the article beforehand as this will form the basis of the discussion:  https://testeducator.tiiny.site/Educator1.html

As part of the event we'll be having a short breakout group followed by a group discussion. In preperation please have a think about the following question in relation to the article, as this will be the focus of the these breakout groups:

What aspects of this history resonate with your experience of the LP and how might it change the way we approach the party today?