Episode One - John McDonnell by The Benn Society published on 2020-04-06T17:37:36Z In his first interview since standing down as Labour's Shadow Chancellor, John McDonnell discusses Tony Benn's influence on his politics, the future of the Labour Party and more. Make sure to follow The Benn Society on Facebook and Twitter: @BennSociety. Thanks for listening! Genre News & Politics Comment by firefoxx John - this is ridiculous. The government has borrowed to cope with an unprecedented economic situation. You were proposing borrowing during normal times. That doesn't work and has been proven to fail in every case in history, leading to inflation and the temptation for government to continuously extend spending without limit. This just makes the money worthless and everything collapses. You must know this. 2020-04-24T12:42:13Z Comment by Lady Love After leaving Labour a year ago, due to the destruction of womens rights & safety, I thought I could maybe follow some "Left" things but till Identity Politics is shredded & binned I just can't x 2020-04-13T21:22:06Z Comment by Alex Falconer Espousing the ideas of socialism means you're always swimming against the tide, great line, great interview, looking forward to JC! 2020-04-10T14:47:58Z Comment by Steve Jack Fascinating interview - thanks, Liam 2020-04-08T10:07:44Z Comment by Diana Brown love that it nice to have a bit of hope 2020-04-07T01:31:43Z
