{"product_id":"always-red","title":"Always Red","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\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.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e— Jeremy Corbyn\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\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\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\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\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","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57313099907454,"sku":"NW9781682193396","price":11.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781682193396.jpg?v=1778590956","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/always-red","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}