Life as a leftist has been a complete failure
About this episode
Alexei Sayle discusses his life as a Marxist and reflects on his experiences with political activism.
Alexei Sayle has never much cared for a conventional view of the world. Born in 1950s Liverpool to committed communist parents, he was named after Maxim Gorky - real name Alexei Maximovich Peshkov. Dyed-in-the-wool Marxism, in other words, was baked in from birth, and he’s Jewish on his mother's side. His first two memoirs, Stalin Ate My Homework and Thatcher Stole My Trousers , told the story of that red upbringing. Now Sayle is back with volume three: How I've Tried to Change the World, exploring a lifetime of protests, marches, and what decades on the picket line have taught him about being a Marxist today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
More episodes of The Exchange | Long-form interviews from the New Statesman
- China's history is on the table
- Is Trump a Russian asset?
- Is Britain a liberal country?
- The man who sold the World Cup
- What the hell is going on on the British right?
- How will history remember Keir Starmer?
Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the The Exchange | Long-form interviews from the New Statesman podcast page.