Auden’s Radical Humanism
In the decades of fascism and war, W. H. Auden’s poetry attacked a depraved elite who brought the world to the brink of catastrophe. Today, his words and warnings have lost none of their original power.
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Kieran Andrieu is a doctor of political economy, and was Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP's election agent in the 2019 General Election.
In the decades of fascism and war, W. H. Auden’s poetry attacked a depraved elite who brought the world to the brink of catastrophe. Today, his words and warnings have lost none of their original power.
Labour’s London region seized control of last week’s Streatham party AGM from local elected leadership. The result was chaos – candidates locked out, ballots not arriving and many members losing trust in the party altogether.