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Keir Hardie and the 21st-century Socialist Revival
Timely reminder of Labour Party founder's vision
STILL RELEVANT: Keir Hardie
[George Charles Beresford] 
PAUL DONOVAN recommends three new books that explore the human relationship with nature
Doomed adolescents, when the missing person is you, classic whodunnit, and an anti-capitalist eco-thriller
WILL STONE takes a ticket to indie disco heaven, but misses the rarely performed tunes
Reviews of new releases by Jens Lekman, Big Thief, and Christian McBride Big Band
TOM PIERSCIONEK recommends a remarkable series of interviews with those few and brave Israeli citizens who refuse to do military service
IN THE dispiriting aftermath of the election, many may feel that there is a tragic irony in the subtitle to this collection of essays on the life and work of Labour Party founder Keir Hardie.
But they should take note of Jeremy Corbyn’s final sentence in his afterword to the book: “Hardie taught us much, above all, that his staying power against adversity could bring about change.”
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