The Long March: How the left won the culture war and what to do about it (NCF, 2020; £10)
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How does culture shape political power?
Many Conservatives now fear that victory at the ballot box is not enough. Despite Boris Johnson’s triumph in the 2019 election, they sense that a larger cultural battle has been lost. Some accuse the left of mounting a secret, slow-motion takeover, inspired by the ideas of the Italian communist Antonio Gramsci – the ‘long march through the institutions’.
This very timely book uncovers the truth: a tangled history in which active subversion runs alongside unintended consequences and missed opportunities. Armed with a clearer understanding of the left’s long march, it also reveals new possibilities for fighting back.
Excellent book.
— Laurence Fox 🇭🇰 (@LozzaFox) September 17, 2020
“While everyone was distracted by Saul Alinsky, it turned out the real action was Antonio Gramsci.” – Cafe Hayek blog, July 2, 2020
“… you might be interested in a new book by rising British star of the right Marc Sidwell”– Instapundit, August 18, 2020
Daniel B Klein, Covid Fail by Elites and Stooges, American Institute for Economic Research, September 21, 2020
Read The Long March ebook here.
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Or you can order a hardback from the New Culture Forum: email them to order.
Here’s a reading of the first chapter:
Here’s a five-minute summary of the book’s argument:
Here’s a very generous review from The Critic magazine: Mapping The Blob
Marc Sidwell’s timely and forceful book, published by a well-known think tank, […] draws together much evidence that we half knew but shied away from acknowledging, and identifies its interconnectedness. It is a map of the Blob.
Watch an interview with me on the book here:
And here’s a discussion of what do next with Melanie Philips and Rafe Heydel-Mankoo:
And another interview with Brendan Malone in New Zealand:
I had a great chat with Jim Williams on the Politically Incorrect podcast:
And here’s another very interesting conversation I had, this time with Kirk Meighoo for the New Books Network:
