By Chris Williamson

Tony Benn once said that democracy is the most revolutionary thing in the world. Maybe that’s why defenders of elitist politics often accuse those advocating greater democracy of being Marxists. Those wedded to Labour’s bygone status quo often tell us that Marxism is, on the one hand, authoritarian, while on the other they say empowering people to determine their own lives is Marxist. Well, which is it? Such confusion and elite anxiety on the part of Labour’s democracy refuseniks explains why there […]