In 2017, with the support of an extraordinary grassroots movement, British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn came close to becoming prime minister. The establishment trembled. Britain stood on the threshold of huge political change. But within three years all, it seemed, was lost. What happened and why?
Mathematician, philosopher, and socialist activist, noted for his writings on Zionism. Born to a Jewish family in Tel Aviv, Machover was a founder of the Israeli socialist organisation Matzpen. In 1968 he moved to Britain where he became a naturalised citizen, later gaining his professorship at Kings College, London.