A Beginner's Guide to the Labour Party

What is the Labour Party's approach to immigration? How it has approached the issue in the past? And what should Labour's position on immigration be? Jon Cruddas, MP for Dagenham and Rainham, and former leader of Lambeth Council, Linda Bellos, join host Holly Rigby and regular guest Jeremy Gilbert. Production team: Gabriel Bristow, James Shield, Huw Jordan. Music by Moore and Gardner / George Gershwin, Bengale, and Juanitos used under Creative Commons licence.

Paul Mason joins host Holly Rigby and regular guest Jeremy Gilbert to talk about what new members of the Labour party should do now. Production team: Gabriel Bristow, James Shield, Huw Jordan. Music by Moore and Gardner / George Gershwin, Bengale, and Juanitos used under Creative Commons licence.

What are the factions inside the Labour Party that are driving the current leadership contest? And where did they come from? This month regular host and new Labour member Holly Rigby is joined by regular guest, University of East London academic and long time Labour member Jeremy Gilbert. with special guests Ellie Mae O'Hagan, Guardian journalist, and Luke Akehurst, secretary of Labour First. Production team: Huw Jordan, Gabriel Bristow, James Shield. Music by Moore and Gardner / George Gershwin, Bengale, and Juanitos used under Creative Commons licence.

Our pilot episode goes back to basics on how the Labour Party started, what it has achieved so far and how its structures work. Regular host and new Labour member Holly Rigby is joined by regular guest, University of East London academic and long time Labour member Jeremy Gilbert, and special guests Sue Goss and Mark Cooke, Labour and Compass members. A useful primer for new Labour members looking to get involved. Production team: Huw Jordan, Gabriel Bristow, James Shield. Music by Moore and Gardner / George Gershwin, Bengale, and Juanitos used under Creative Commons licence. Further resources Jeremy Gilbert, Corbynism and its Futures nearfuturesonline.org/corbynism-and-its-futures/ Sue Goss, Open Tribe www.lwbooks.co.uk/book/open-tribe