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More than ever, a crisis-stricken Britain needs a radical break with its broken social order. That remains a prize to be won
Three years ago, Labour’s left flank dared to believe that it was on the final approach to power. Today, it is tortured by what-could-have-been dreams and enraged by past betrayals. In normal circumstances, a discussion about where the left goes next would be emotionally fraught after a traumatic defeat. In the midst of a psychologically draining national emergency – in which debates principally happen in the hothouse of social media – it is proving more challenging still.
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