An essay film exploring the filmmaker's experiences in the Labour Party and political activism from 2015 to 2017. This film is by the left and for the left. ~ It covers the rise of the far right, Mark Fisher's capitalist realism, the rise of Jeremy Corbyn, attending anti-war marches, attacks from the establishment & the role of journalism, the effects of austerity and deindustrialisation on the director's home town, marxism & socialism, local election defeats and finally ending with the snap election of 2017.