Searching for Socialism: The Spirit of 1945. With Leo Panitch, Colin Leys and Tariq Ali

The World Transformed

After a decade of economic depression and war, Clement Atlee's Labour government laid the foundations for today's welfare state with a program of nationalisations and mass public investment. What may seem natural to us now - be it universal healthcare or widespread council housing - was radical then. How was post-war Labour able to push through collective ownership and control? And what lessons can we learn from its limits for our own democratic ownership agenda? How does our image of Labour’s “Golden Age” affect our understanding of the party today? With Leo Panitch, Colin Leys and Tariq Ali.