This House Believes The Left is Losing Its Way | Debate | Cambridge Union

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ABOUT THE MOTION:
Developments since 2015 have seen radical shifts in the Left in the UK and across the world. The Labour Party’s change of leadership was presaged by a huge increase in the grassroots party membership. Momentum has emerged. All this is part of a wider phenomenon within the international political Left, from the emergence of Podemos in Spain, Syriza in Greece or even the Our Revolution movement in America, spearheaded by Senator Bernie Sanders. For some this new left is backward looking and conservative, for others it is a new, exciting and radical movement. Most of these new movements have emerged first from splinter groups within social democratic parties – some say this evolution is essential for these parties to survive, others say it is the cause of their decline. So has the Left gone off the rails, or is this its most exciting development yet?

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS:
PROPOSITION
Eddie Marsan
Eddie Marsan is an actor and a prominent Labour moderate on Twitter.

OPPOSITION
Derek Hatton
Derek Hatton was leader of Liverpool Council in the height of the '80s. He chose to "break the law rather than break the poor", a policy for which he received acclaim at the most recent Labour conference. He is most famous for calling Neil Kinnock a liar, and his long-term commitment to the Left of the Labour Party. He rejoined the Party after Jeremy Corbyn was elected its leader.

Aaron Bastani
Aaron Bastani is a Left-wing journalist and vocal supporter of Corbynism. He runs Novara Media - a digital media company seeking to break the mound of British journalism. He is prominent on Twitter.

Richard Burgon
Richard Burgon is the Shadow Justice Secretary, promoted to the Shadow Cabinet by Jeremy Corbyn. He has represented Leeds East since 2015. He was formerly Chair of CULC. He is an important ally of a Jeremy Corbyn.

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