{"product_id":"always-red-9781682193396","title":"Always Red","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Len tells his story as only he can: forthright, confident and witty. What emerges is a hard-hitting assessment of dramatic times, and a message of hope for the future.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e-- Jeremy Corbyn\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLen McCluskey is the standout trade unionist of his era. Head of the giant Unite union for more than a decade, he is a unique and powerful figure on the political stage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this major autobiography, McCluskey throws back the curtains on life at the top of the Labour movement--with explosive revelations about his dealings with Keir Starmer, the behind-the-scenes battles of the Corbyn era, his secret Brexit negotiations with Theresa May's government, the spectacular bust-up with his former friend Tom Watson, and his tortuous relationship with Ed Miliband.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMcCluskey is no run-of-the-mill trade unionist. Fiercely political, unflinchingly left wing, he is a true workers' leader. His politics were formed in Liverpool at a time of dock strikes, the Beatles, and the May 1968 revolution in Paris. An eyewitness to the Hillsborough tragedy, he recounts in harrowing detail searching for his son.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWitty and sharp, McCluskey delivers a powerful intervention, issuing a manifesto for the future of trade unionism and urging the left not to lose sight of class politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA central player in a tumultuous period of British political history, McCluskey's account is an essential--and entertaining--record of our times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e OR Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/08\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781682193396\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336","brand":"Len McCluskey","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42370580349109,"sku":"9781682193396","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_9e335e50-0fba-411a-b4ce-957976f051d6.jpg?v=1663040469","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/always-red-9781682193396","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}