History Acts – The Left in Government

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Since September 2015, the UK Labour Party has charted a new direction under the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn, supported by the grassroots organisation Momentum. Listen to activists and historians come together to discuss the past and future of the Left in government, in the latest episode of the History Workshop Podcast.

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This conversation took place in January 2018 as part of History Acts, a forum encouraging the exchange of ideas and experiences between radical historians and contemporary activists. For more information about History Acts, please visit www.historyacts.org. History Acts is supported by the Raphael Samuel History Centre.

This podcast is introduced by HWO Managing Editor, Elly Robson and was edited by Imogen Greenberg.

Charlotte Lydia Riley

Charlotte Lydia Riley is a lecturer in twentieth century British history at the University of Southampton. She writes about contemporary British political, social and cultural history, with a particular focus on the history of the Labour Party and overseas aid and development. She is interested more generally in the history of British decolonisation and the end of empire, and British political culture with a particular focus on gender politics. She is on Twitter as @lottelydia.

John Callaghan

John Callaghan is Professor of Politics & Contemporary History at the University of Salford. His research interests include: the politics and history of socialism, international history since 1789 and political ideologies. Amongst other works he is the author of The Far Left in British Politics (1987); Socialism in Britain Since 1884 (1990), and The Labour Party and Foreign Policy: A History (2007).

Michael Walker

Michael Walker is a contributor to Novara Media and a Labour activist. In 2016, he worked on the Jeremy for Labour leadership campaign in the volunteer mobilisation team.

Beth Foster-Ogg

Beth Foster-Ogg is a Labour activist and Momentum Training Organiser. She has had articles published by Labour List and the Independent, and in 2016 she ran for the position of Chair of London Young Labour.

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