Mark Perryman

Mark Perryman is a member of both the Labour Party and Momentum. He has edited numerous books on the politics of the Left, including The Corbyn Effect, and his new book Corbynism from Below is published by Lawrence and Wishart on 9th September 2019.

Boris who? Didn’t he use to be famous?

Johnson’s coup has ignited the possibility of a united opposition from below. Now we need to keep our eyes on the electoral prize – and not fall into Cummings’ traps.

By Mark Perryman

/ 3 Sep 2019

Johnson’s strength is his divided opposition – is Labour brave enough to respond?

With Boris Johnson vocally setting up 'the people vs parliamentary elites' and promising a public spending splurge, the terrain of opposition has to fundamentally change.

By Mark Perryman

/ 1 Aug 2019

Johnson’s strength is his divided opposition – is Labour brave enough to respond?

The ten Brexit questions no-one’s giving a straight answer to

Labour now backs a second referendum. But the Tories are seriously freewheeling towards No Deal (today’s vote in parliament not withstanding). What now?

By Mark Perryman

/ 18 Jul 2019

The ten Brexit questions no-one’s giving a straight answer to

Liberté, Egalité, Velocité - 5 routes to a cycling revolution

As Le Tour begins, Mark Perryman offers up a transitional programme for a green socialist cycling revolution, one that goes beyond the familiar.

By Mark Perryman

/ 3 Jul 2019

Liberté, Egalité, Velocité - 5 routes to a cycling revolution

The forward march of Remain? It still hasn't got out of the starting blocks

Remainers need to focus efforts on Tory and Labour MPs with marginal seats, but they're too distracted by painting apocalyptic pictures.

By Mark Perryman

/ 22 Oct 2018

Forget early votes, do the maths, and start building for 2022

The lessons from conference season? Forget an early election – or a People’s Vote – the real prize to work for is a 2022 election that will be as era-defining as ’45 or ‘79.

By Mark Perryman

/ 9 Oct 2018

Political books round-up - 2018 Labour Conference special

Analyses of Corbynism, Trumpism and the legacy of 68, guides to action, cookbooks and childrens books, Mark Perryman welcomes the variety of thinking on offer from Left authors new and old.

By Mark Perryman

/ 20 Sep 2018

How to break the impasse on Labour’s anti-semitism mess

Labour should adopt the IHRA code, with the Home Affairs Select Committee’s caveats

By Mark Perryman

/ 15 Aug 2018

The last World Cup as we know it

Problematic decisions by FIFA mean Qatar could be bad – and North America 2026 could be even worse, fears Philosophy Football’s Mark Perryman.

By Mark Perryman

/ 16 Jul 2018

Fields of play – joining the dots between pitches and politics

English World Cup hopes rest on Gareth Southgate’s young team’s shoulders. But Left politics needs to address the lack of facilities for youngsters and the grassroots game.

By Mark Perryman

/ 10 Jul 2018

England expects

Philosophy Football’s Mark Perryman outlines what we can expect from the last 16 stage of the World Cup – and what we should hope for.

By Mark Perryman

/ 2 Jul 2018

If a week is a long time in politics, it’s a very long time in the World Cup

Both England’s performance – and the tournament atmosphere – in the first week of the Russia’s World Cup, have been better than many predicted, so far. But let’s not get carried away….

By Mark Perryman

/ 22 Jun 2018