The return of socialism: what does it mean and will it last?

In Depth: after half a century in the political wilderness, voters appear ready to reject the markets once again

Corbyn campaign trail
Jeremy Corbyn on the campaign trail ahead of the British general election last year
(Image credit: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

“In the 1990s and noughties, a socialist was shorthand for a person who didn’t understand modernity and couldn’t find political energy without a canary and a pit helmet.”

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