The Labour Party was one of the first mass parties of the trade unions and working class, formed in the heated struggles at the turn of the 20th Century.

Enshrined in its early aims was the fight for common ownership of the means of production — the fight for socialism.

With over a century since its first government, questions must be asked: Why has the Labour Party failed to achieve this goal? Did the its leadership ever really represent the interests of the working class? 

With the return of a right-wing Labour government last year, James Kilby, Central Committee member of the RCP, discusses the history of Labour in power.

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