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 […]
Labour First expecting to lose Conference votes – badly. But…
In a typically bizarre article for LabourList, Labour First’s Luke Akehurst somehow tries to claim Labour First’s recent losses were a slap in the face for Momentum – and to claim the […]
A vital opportunity at Birkenhead CLP AGM – today
Birkenhead CLP (constituency Labour party) on Merseyside holds its annual general meeting (AGM) this evening. The CLP, which is represented – after a fashion – by the right-wing MP Frank […]
‘You gave us a voice’ – human cost is key to #BirminghamBinStrike
The SKWAWKBOX has run a number of articles over the past few weeks about the Birmingham bin strike, Birmingham City Council’s (BCC) atrocious treatment of its employees and its bad […]
Elected as delegate but barred from applying by your CLP? Get in touch
As the SKWAWKBOX revealed on Tuesday, Labour’s National Executive Committee (NEC) decided – after a tireless behind-the-scenes campaign by activists – to reinstate delegates to Labour’s annual Conference whose application […]
Their heroic effort restored 65 wrongly-barred delegates. Can you help them?
On Tuesday, one of the most remarkable decisions on a day of remarkable decisions by Labour’s NEC was the approval of a motion to reinstate dozens of members who had […]
Theresa May snubbed by 57% of the UN
On Wednesday, Theresa May spoke to the United Nations on the topic of climate change – and was humiliatingly snubbed by a large majority of UN representatives. Of a capacity […]
Exclusive: Labour’s 46 target marginals that will be all-women shortlists
Among the many announcements at Labour’s landmark NEC (National Executive Committee) meeting yesterday was the decision that the candidate in 46 of Labour’s key ‘marginal’ target seats at the next […]
