Mark Perryman

Mark Perryman is a member of both the Labour Party and Momentum. Co-founder of the self-styled ‘sporting outfitters of intellectual distinction’ aka Philosophy Football, he has also edited numerous books on the politics of the Left. The latest is Corbynism from Below and is published by Lawrence & Wishart, available to order from here.

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A city divide by loyalty, united by history. Manchester Red and Blue. Source: Mark Perryman

Bobby, Frannie, and what we have lost

Top ten books for understanding Labour Party Conference 2023

The Old Oak poster. Source: IMDB

If The Old Oak is Ken Loach’s last

Photo: Philosophy Football

What might the Women’s World Cup change?

Aneurin Bevan, Minister of Health, on the first day of the National Health Service, 5 July 1948 at Park Hospital, Davyhulme, near Manchester. Photo: University of Liverpool Faculty of Health & Life Sciences / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 2.0

Why the NHS matters so much to so many

Lula and former football player Pelé. Photo: Agência Brasil/cropped from original/ licensed under CC BY 3.0 BR - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/br/deed.en

The Beautiful Pelé

Alternative SPOTY

Artwork by renowned illustrator Dan Murrell commissioned by Philosophy Football. Photo: Philosophy Football (With permission)

Remembrance yes, but what are we remembering?

Shankly's socialism. Photo: Philosophy Football

Liverpool, Shankly, Socialism

The day the Clash asked, should they stay, or go?

Twelve Books for Twelve Days of Christmas

Labour Conference 2017, Brighton. Photo: Jwslubbock / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0, license linked at bottom of article

Recovery positions: A Labour Party Conference reading guide

May Day. Photo: Pixabay

Ten Books for May Days

Photo: Pixabay / Public Domain

Books to spring into Spring with

Books, Photo: Michael Cheng, Flickr / cropped from original / licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0, linked at bottom of article

How to read a way out of the crisis

Olympics logo. Graphic: Wikimedia

Null and void: sport in a time of Covid-19