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Leftwing parties must grapple with victory as well as defeat | Letters
Letters: A party can win power with populist demagogy but to govern more serious thought is needed, says Denis MacShane. A Corbyn-led Labour government would come up against the sort of obstacles that crushed the Syriza-inspired opposition to EU austerity, says Russell Caplan. Any left advance needs to mobilise people power in workplaces and communities, says Keith Flett