13: Left Parties That Win: Lessons from the DSA and the Belgian Workers’ Party

With the Your Party CEC elections in full swing, Jonas breaks down the current state of play in the party - and the gang despair at Your Party’s deteriorating culture of political debate. Would Your Party and the Greens be better if they were a little bit more like the Belgium Worker's Party (PTB), or the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)? Joe challenges the assumptions of the British left, arguing that the PTB and DSA are very different organisations, and we need to analyse them on their own merits.ReadingBetween Autonomy and Control: Comparing the Democratic Socialist of America and the Belgian Workers Party - Joe ToddThe Breaking of the English Working Class - Jonas Patrick Marvin We Found Love in a Hopeless Place - Gabriel WynattThe History and Practice of Political Police in Britain - Tony BunyanParks and Houses For the People - Johan PriesYour Party's Infantile Disorder - Sam JoyceCREDITSHosted by Shanice McBean, Jonas Marvin and Joe Todd.Edited by Marcus Berdaut⁠⁠⁠⁠.Design by Rachel Carr / rachelcarr.co.ukMusic by Benjamin Tissot / 9INTLNTLWTYTDKVNAfter Hours Music by Marcus P / MADSQ4HJPOYFTZ1TBecome a supporter: patreon.com/LifeofthePartyFollow us on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠This is an Ampersounds production.⁠ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.