I’ve written a four-part short essay with a personal view on why Labour got itself into its current difficulties, how it could have avoided it, and why this is a big issue either way (because this is very bad time to be complacent about democracy). They essay finishes with a look at what the opportunity is for Labour along with a contrast between the success of Bernie Sanders and the backward-steps of Corbynism

This is pt1 of a four-parter – I'm arguing that Corbyn is <50% of Labour's problems: https://t.co/v5mHUyK2m0

— ? Paul Evans ? (@Paul0Evans1) April 5, 2016

This is pt2 arguing that Labour (and everyone else) are being hugely complacent about the professions of democracy https://t.co/Iet3grc7dv

— ? Paul Evans ? (@Paul0Evans1) April 5, 2016

This is p3. I argue that Labour paid a bitter price for not thinking about where social democracy could be heading https://t.co/IscQIxEmpB

— ? Paul Evans ? (@Paul0Evans1) April 5, 2016

And the final bit (pt4) where I argue that the prize for adapting social democracy to participatory politics is huge https://t.co/4ihNqvKvD1

— ? Paul Evans ? (@Paul0Evans1) April 5, 2016

Comments welcome, as always.