Warring Fictions

Combative but constructive, Warring Fictions makes the case for pluralism and questions the premise of Corbynism.

Christopher Clarke is a communications expert in local government. He specialises in cohesion, and in building bridges between values groups.
Previous roles and experiences:- Labour press officer in South Thanet for the 2015 election, and previously to a LabourMEP- Leadership bids of David Miliband, Liz Kendall and Angela Eagle- Contributing to reports by the Labour Cruddas Review, the TUC, and values polling tounderstand the 2017 election- Organiser in Virginia for the 2012 Obama campaign- Designing segmentation on migration attitudes- Presenting on values and cohesion to the London Riots Panel, MHCLG, the LGA and theConstituency Labour Party- Monitoring online extremism, writing a guide for local councils on building trust,developing narratives to tackle the far right in Greenwich- Extensive opinion research in communities across the UK

1. Left Populism and Left Pluralism 2. What Do We Want? 3. Distorting Myths Myth One: The Dark Knight 4. What is the Dark Knight? 5. The Appeal of the Dark Knight 6. The Case Against the Dark Knight (People) 7. The Case Against the Dark Knight (Policy) Myth Two: The Puppet Master 8. What is the Puppet Master? 9. The Appeal of the Puppet Master 10. The Case Against the Puppet Master (government) 11. The Case Against the Puppet Master (society) Myth Three: The Golden Era 12. What is the Golden Era? 13. The Appeal of the Golden Era 14. The Case Against the Golden Era (global economy) 15. The Case Against the Golden Era (politics) 16. The Case Against the Golden Era (psychology) Conclusion