John McDonnell is the Labour Party's Shadow Chancellor and an MP for Hayes and Harlington.
This week marked the 100th birthday of E. P. Thompson, the pioneer of “history from below” and activist against war and exploitation. At a rally for Palestine that day, Jeremy Corbyn and other speakers reflected on Thompson’s life and legacy.
In an interview with Jacobin, former Labour Party shadow chancellor John McDonnell discusses Boris Johnson’s handling of the COVID crisis, recalls the radical atmosphere of the 1980s Labour Party, and draws the lessons from Jeremy Corbyn’s five years as party leader.
The Labour Party’s John McDonnell on how a “Green Industrial Revolution” can advance a radical program against climate change, bring energy workers and the rest of the working class to our side, and win socialism in our time.