The SKWAWKBOX in 2017 – important update
2017 has seen this blog go from relative obscurity to what now seems to be regarded as one of the main sources of news and information for the left. We’ve […]
Huge privatisation by firm linked to Crosby
The huge financial services group, Macquarie, has announced the completion of its £2.3bn purchase of the UK’s Green Investment Bank. This marks the second major purchase of a UK institution […]
Tories boast re disadvantaged uni students. And of course they lie
The Conservatives’ Facebook page has posted a boast about an increase in the number of students from a disadvantaged background going to university. They were lying: As Facebook user Mark […]
Remember when Corbyn was mocked for floating women-only carriages?
In 2015, as the Labour leadership race entered its final stages, Jeremy Corbyn was vilified and mocked for floating the idea of women-only train carriages. It was never more than […]
Hunt at Southport 11.30am tomorrow. Why not go and say hello?
The SKWAWKBOX has received a tip-off that worst-Health-Secretary-in-history Jeremy Hunt will visit Southport hospital on Merseyside tomorrow, 22 August, at 11.30am. NHS campaigners are looking for as many people as […]
Trump caught ADVERTISING for ethnic actors to make rally ‘diverse’
The bizarre and disastrous presidency of Donald Trump continues, with Trump outed trying to perception-manage his rallies by paying black and ethnic people to attend them. Trump’s minions placed an ad […]
Most dangerous rule-change in years is in line for Conference 2017 vote
Every year at Labour’s annual Conference, a number of rule-changes or ‘constitutional amendments’ are debated by delegates and, if approved, become part of the party’s rule-book. Last year’s Conference in […]
‘Revenge? Bollocks.’ Why Khan/Burnham really ‘cut’ from Labour Conference
The mainstream press has been reporting that London Mayor Sadiq Khan and his Manchester counterpart Andy Burnham have been ‘cut’ from the speakers’ programme at Labour’s annual Conference in Brighton: […]
