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 […]
Trump repeats racist pig-blood jibe – days after racists kill peaceful protester
Donald Trump appears to feel he wasn’t offensive enough when he compared violent neo-nazis to peaceful anti-racism campaigners earlier this week, just hours after one peaceful protester was killed when […]
Those bemoaning Khan’s Conference absence show it’s to be welcomed
The Guardian is reporting today that Sadiq Khan and Andy Burnham are likely to be ‘cut’ from Labour’s 2017 Conference programme in order to make more space for member contributions […]
Scripted inquiry answers show child-abuse ‘honest/open debate’ not on cards
Government minister Sajid Javid has called for an ‘open and honest’ debate about child sexual abuse, following the resignation of Sarah Champion for her problematic comments about abuse by Asian […]
Daily Mail trying to get SKWAWKBOX’s story on abuse-accused Chief Constable
On Monday, the SKWAWKBOX revealed the news that a serving Chief Constable of a UK police force has been accused of complicity in serious child sexual abuse. In spite of […]
Chief Constable accused in child-abuse scandal. No action in 9 months
Former child-abuse inquiry panellist Sharon Evans has been in the news in the last few days over a radio interview in which she claimed that she was sidelined – and briefed […]
Young Labour’s blistering statement on member disenfranchisement
Last month, the SKWAWKBOX revealed an anti-democratic move to disenfranchise huge numbers of ‘Young Labour’ (YL) members by imposing an ‘electoral college’ delegate system on YL’s annual conference. The change […]
#Grenfell firefighters tell what should’ve happened – and of disciplinary risk
The SKWAWKBOX has covered many aspects of the Grenfell Tower disaster, from the closed emergency exits and gas shut-offs reported by firefighters to the superhuman efforts of crews who ran […]
