Listen "Trotsky, Trotskyism and Trotskyites"
Episode Synopsis
The Labour deputy leader Tom Watson has warned that his party could be taken over by old Trots - Trotskyist entryists, who have no interest in winning elections but instead see Labour as a vehicle for revolutionary socialism.But what is a Trot, who was Leon Trotsky and what do his followers in Britain actually want? David Aaronovitch is joined by:Prof John Callaghan, Salford University Amy Leather of the Socialist Workers Party Michael Crick author of 'The March of Militant' and a journalist with Channel 4 NewsDr Bert Patenaude, Stanford University, author of 'Trotsky: Downfall of a Revolutionary'Producer: Joe Kent
Researcher: Kirsteen Knight
Editor: Innes Bowen.
Researcher: Kirsteen Knight
Editor: Innes Bowen.
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