What really went on in the project to gut the Labour party of its socialist commitment: Review of THE FRAUD

What really went on in the project to gut the Labour party of its socialist commitment: Review of THE FRAUD

Posted by Jewish Voice for Liberation on December 15, 2025

"The Fraud, Paul Holden’s magisterial study of Keir Starmer’s rise to power, has been met by a shocking silence from mainstream media."

"Holden argues convincingly that McSweeney made use of a Labour pressure group called Labour Together as a vehicle to bring down Corbyn."

"The main feature of The Fraud is its painstaking, meticulously detailed evidence that refutes the accusation that the book is a conspiracy theory. At one point Holden writes: “With apologies in advance for getting into the weeds” (p. 207). Much of the fascination of The Fraud is that it takes us deep down into “the weeds” of labyrinthine political machinations, but the book’s strong, readable narrative drive prevents us from getting lost and entangled among them – as does the passionate moral outrage."

Read the full review here.