Andrew Murray is chief of staff of Unite, Britain's largest trade union, and the former chair of Stop the War.
The defeat of Bernie Sanders and Jeremy Corbyn and the ascension of Joe Biden and Keir Starmer hasn’t just meant the defeat of domestic working-class politics — it’s meant the defeat of an egalitarian internationalism that opposes war and imperialism.
After decades of brutal economic policies, we could soon have a socialist government in Britain. Electing Jeremy Corbyn won’t change everything, but it’ll be a step on the way to a humane society.
Even if socialism can’t be won through the Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn’s success shows how valuable work within the party can be.
Mass movements outside the Labour Party brought Jeremy Corbyn to power within it. What will it now take to transform British society?