TPS91 MOMENTUM ORGANISERS | Sasha Das Gupta, Matt Hollinshead

Momentum was founded in 2015 to defend the UK Labour leadership of Jeremy Corbyn from outside the Party, and to provide a hub of extra-parliamentary organising. Today, the organisation stands accused of having failed to adapt to a post-Corbyn political scene, of seeking technocratic fixes within Labour Party processes instead of taking on McCarthyism within the Party directly, and - with the flailing of Labour's Socialist Campaign Group - of not even having a meaningful Labour Left left to defend. Momentum Organisers think they have a plan to reverse Momentum's fortunes, and spoke to The Popular Show about prioritising trade union mobilisation, promoting working class and trade unionist candidates for parliament, and defending free speech and anti-Imperialism in UK politics. You can get involved in Momentum Organisers' campaign to lead Momentum's National Coordinating Group here: https://www.momentumorganisers.com  Please consider supporting The Popular Show by becoming a subscriber: https://www.patreon.com/thepopularpod. Subscribers' only episodes include exclusive interviews with Karie Murphy, Laura Smith, Oliver Eagleton, Joe Guinan and many more. Donate: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/thepopularshow https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thepopularshow cash.app/£ThePopularShow