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 […]
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 […]
Reinstatement emails go to delegates – but are you still barred?
Yesterday, Labour’s National Executive Committee (NEC) yesterday made the landmark decision to reinstate Conference delegates who had been barred from attending based on joining the party between 24/6 and 7/7 […]
Unite’s Beckett speaks re #BirminghamBinStrike injunction win
As the SKWAWKBOX published earlier, the Unite union scored a huge victory for Birmingham’s refuse workers when a court granted an injunction this morning banning Birmingham City Council (BCC) from […]
Breaking: Unite wins injunction against #BirminghamBinStrike redundancies
Unite has won its court battle for an injunction against Birmingham City Council, preventing the council from implementing the redundancy notices it had issued – unlawfully and in contravention of […]
The definitive JLM rule motion that will go to Labour Conference
Yesterday, Jeremy Newmark of the Jewish Labour Movement (JLM) issued a statement via the organisation’s website that he was ‘heartened’ that JLM’s proposed rule change regarding hate-incidents had been accepted by […]
