Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Re-issue of the classic socialist call to arms in 1968 The original publication of the May Day Manifesto in 1968 collected together the most influential radical voices of the era. Amongst the 70 signatories were: Raymond Williams, E P Thompson, Stuart Hall, Iris Murdoch, Terry Eagleton, Ralph Miliband and R D Laing. The manifesto set out a new agenda for socialist Britain, in the aftermath of the failure of post war labourism.
Urgently relevant to the current arguments about the crisis of austerity, the burden of empire and the failures to control rampant capitalism, it offers a complete road map to a brighter future. From rethinking the purpose of the state; how finance and empire are twinned; the importance of a planned economy for all; the role of Britain in the world, the manifesto hoped to inspire change and a fairer society. It is a bold reminder that there are alternatives to the current situation, and that alternative policies can make a difference.
Synopsis
Anniversary edition of the classic political manifesto Urgently relevant to current arguments about the crisis of austerity, the 1968 manifesto set out a new agenda for socialist Britain, after the failure of the postwar consensus. It sought to change the nature of the state, to drive a wedge between finance and empire, to stress the importance of a planned economy for all, and to detach Britain from the imperial goals to which it had long been committed. Today, the spirit of The May Day Manifesto offers a road map to a brighter future.
The original publication brought together the most influential radical voices of the era. Among the seventy signatories were Raymond Williams, E. P. Thompson, Stuart Hall, Iris Murdoch, Terry Eagleton, Ralph Miliband, and R. D. Laing. This edition comes with an introduction from Owen Jones, who brings a sense of urgency and hope to the contemporary debate.