Jeremy Gilbert is Professor of Cultural and Political Theory, a writer, researcher and activist based at the University of East London. His most recent book is Common Ground. See jeremygilbert.org for more information, or follow @jemgilbert.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKAn epochal election: welcome to the era of platform politicsIn an era characterised by reversibility, platform capitalism is producing newly discernible forms of aggregation...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKForty years of failure: how to challenge the narrative of Hard BrexitLabour needs to tell people a clear and convincing story about what has happened to Britain since the 1970s if it is...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKA hijack or a mutiny? Labour, leadership and the leftLabour is an increasingly uneasy alliance between a parliamentary party and its membership base. Who can claim to...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKIs Momentum a mob? No – this is what democracy looks likeA few unpleasant incidents are being highlighted to undermine a huge, peaceful, democratic movement.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThis vote shows that people do care about democracyThe English left will only succeed if it includes democratic demands alongside its economic strategies.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKFacing the facts: a progressive strategy for 2020Labour has never secured a convincing majority from opposition and implemented a progressive programme. To believe...