What, If Anything, Holds the British Left Together?

"At first, the recent collapse of Your Party-a new British grouping of socialists, progressives, and opponents of the war in Gaza-brings to mind a classic headline: "Left-Wing Group Too Disorganized for FBI Agents to Infiltrate." But Your Party's descent into infighting and recrimination offers an insight into the challenges faced by the left on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean."

"Although the fledgling organization was designed to challenge the ruling Labour Party from the left, its troubles began even before it had a name: The sign-up page referred to "Your Party," but journalists who referred to it as such were told that this was merely an interim description. In the best tradition of left-wing grassroots democracy, its members would decide the final name. Sadly, no one knows what this is yet."

Your Party emerged as a new British grouping of socialists, progressives, and opponents of the war in Gaza but collapsed amid infighting and recrimination. The sign-up page used the interim label "Your Party," leaving membership to decide a final name that remains undecided. Two co-founders fell out before launch, with accusations of mailing-list hijacking and running a "sexist boys' club." The movement claimed more than 800,000 sign-ups yet now faces doubt. The organizational breakdown mirrors broader left-wing tensions in Britain and the United States over priorities, coalition size, foreign policy, social issues, and economic populism.

Read at The Atlantic