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The AWL has long argued for Marxists to intervene in the Labour Party to politically shape it, despite many obstacles of organisation and ideology, particularly during the Blair years. What is the basis for that argument, and how has the Corbyn period reshaped the Labour Party to make it an instrument for socialist organising? What are the limitations of the Corbyn project? And what does the prospect of a Starmer-led Labour Party mean for class struggles ahead? Intro to the meeting of the same name, from April 2020, by Cathy Nugent. Upcoming meetings: https://workersliberty.org/c19-online Part of the ABCs of Marxism series of meetings. More at: https://www.workersliberty.org/abcs-marxism Related reading: https://www.workersliberty.org/story/2010/06/15/labour-party-perspective https://www.workersliberty.org/story/2017-07-26/organise-labours-newcomers-remake-party https://www.workersliberty.org/story/2020-03-11/left-opposition-starmer Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Aa4IkIrW9I&list=PL6axvxELjd0gjNYHKiuMs7xQ0OdYSTcZg