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 […]
Members to control candidate selections in 80 marginals this autumn
A crucial victory was achieved by the left at the NEC meeting last week, where Tom Watson’s absence allowed decision to pass that will be welcomed by the vast majority […]
Exclusive: race/homophobia accusations and denial in Ealing council selections
Ealing Labour council candidate selections have been problematic for some time. In February, a story broke about unreasonable hurdles placed in the path of candidates that seemed clearly designed to […]
Blair stopped Corbyn’s #deselection? No, he wanted ‘show-trials’
Former Labour Chief Whip Hilary Armstrong has made a clumsy attempt in Saturday’s Guardian to guilt supporters of Jeremy Corbyn into abandoning hopes of democratically deselecting obstructive MPs – by […]
Watson considering picking up Dep Leader challenge gauntlet?
As the SKWAWKBOX reported last week, Emily Thornberry is said to be moving closer to triggering a contest for the deputy leadership of the Labour Party after a rousing response […]
SKWAWKBOX is front-page news – again
The Murdoch press can’t seem to make its mind up about the SKWAWKBOX. A couple of weeks ago, the S*n decided to follow the Mail Online in publishing an attack […]
Exclusive: Labour right’s huge new anti-democratic power-grab ‘scandal’
On Tuesday this week, Labour’s NEC (National Executive Committee) met. Tucked away on the fourth of five pages of a report of the meeting by an NEC member is an […]
