Trotsky, Trotskyism and Trotskyites

The Briefing Room

• Episode: Trotsky, Trotskyism and Trotskyites
• Website: The Briefing Room
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• Duration: 00:27:47
• Published: 2016-09-08 21:30

The Labour deputy leader Tom Watson has warned that his party could be taken over by old Trots - Trotskyist entryists, who have no interest in winning elections but instead see Labour as a vehicle for revolutionary socialism. But what is a Trot, who was Leon Trotsky and what do his followers in Britain actually want? David Aaronovitch is joined by: Prof John Callaghan, Salford University Amy Leather of the Socialist Workers Party Michael Crick author of 'The March of Militant' and a journalist with Channel 4 News Dr Bert Patenaude, Stanford University, author of 'Trotsky: Downfall of a Revolutionary' Producer: Joe Kent Researcher: Kirsteen Knight Editor: Innes Bowen.