NS#237: The Labour Conference Debrief

Helen and Stephen are back from the Labour Party conference in Brighton, and they reflect on the party's mood. Then they analyse how successful Jeremy Corbyn's speech was. Finally, they answer a listener question: was Labour right to wargame a run on the pound?

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Listen to the New Statesman's new culture podcast, The Back Half, here.

Further reading:

Stephen's column with details about Corbyn merch mania.

Helen on how Momentum won the internet.

The seven things Stephen learned at the conference.

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