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The SKWAWKBOX has become one the most influential of the ‘new left media’, attacked and copied in roughly equal measure by mainstream media and journalists and with a significant […]
New twist in Wirral smear saga as councillor resigns facing bullying allegations
The national media has been helping to propagate a series of attacks on the Labour left in the Merseyside borough of Wirral, just across the river from the site of […]
Hodges’ latest fail even more vile than usual
Right-wing Corbyn-obsessive and Mail ‘journalist’ Dan Hodges has a remarkable history of ‘self-ownage’ and an ability to be uniformly wrong that can only be considered impressive. However, while his ‘fails’ […]
Signatories to leading Orthodox rabbis’ pro-Corbyn letter rise to 34
Last week, the SKWAWKBOX revealed that the Jewish Chronicle (JC) had quietly amended its claim that a letter supporting Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and signed by twenty-nine leading Orthodox rabbis, which had been published […]
Jewish Chronicle forced to follow again after SKWAWKBOX reveals Orthodox protest plan
At the beginning of this week, the SKWAWKBOX contacted the Jewish Chronicle (JC) to ask why it hadn’t published a text from an Orthodox Jewish group confirming that a Corbyn-supporting […]
Orthodox Jews to protest at Board of Deputies annual dinner
Representatives of London’s Orthodox Jewish community plan to stage a protest at the Board of Deputies’ (BoD’s) annual dinner in early November. Earlier this month, leading Charedi (Orthodox) rabbis published […]
Pause and consider: the Labour right has been ominously quiet the last ten days or so…
While some sections of the pro-Corbyn Labour Party have been getting worked up about whether one in three branches is an insurmountable democratic obstacle for people who think they can […]
Excl: “Affirmative ballot” is no defeat. It’s the new selection system that Corbyn backs
Mainstream media, as they’re inclined to do, have this morning been spinning the NEC’s (National Executive Committee’s) intended new system for selecting MPs as a ‘defeat’ for Corbyn – presenting […]
Now NEC’s circuits are unfrazzled this morning, selection situation looks better. Here’s how
In the tumult and exhaustion last night after a long day and a debate against a background of high member emotion, the picture painted by members of Labour’s National Executive […]
OMOV selection, not open selection, wins at NEC – and the ‘pros’ outweigh the ‘cons’
This article has been superseded as new information emerged the following morning. For the updated position, see here. After a concerted campaign by Momentum for ‘open selection’ (OS) – the […]
Report of today’s NEC outcomes
While the mainstream media have been running speculation and rumours for their own political agendas, the SKWAWKBOX has held off until facts and decisions could be reported. Below is an […]