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Monthly Archives: February 2018

Mail asks Twitter user for permission to use his video. The response is heroic

28/02/2018by SKWAWKBOX 9 Comments

Composer Nick Harvey shot a short video of his two children enjoying the thick snow brought in by the ‘Beast from the East’ weather system and published it on Twitter: […]

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Mismatch in MP donation reporting process leaves gaping loophole for abuse

28/02/2018by SKWAWKBOX 4 Comments

Political donations are currently a major news topic because of large sums given to Labour MP Tom Watson by Max Mosley – and allegations by Channel 4 News and a […]

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Huge positive response to Formby’s #JenSec declaration

27/02/2018by SKWAWKBOX 9 Comments

As the SKWAWKBOX broke this afternoon, Unite’s Jennie Formby has declared her intention to apply for the position of Labour Party General Secretary. The response on social media from Labour […]

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Tories deny hiring ‘army of tweeters’

27/02/2018by SKWAWKBOX 11 Comments

Last week, the right-wing Daily Telegraph claimed that the Conservative party was “hiring an army of paid tweeters” to try to combat Labour’s social media dominance: The article elaborates that the […]

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Centrist gives ‘accidental endorsement’ to Formby for General Secretary

27/02/2018by SKWAWKBOX 6 Comments

Jolyon ‘Jo’ Green is a and former head of press for the Labour Party and centrist former Labour member . In May last year, a couple of months after leaving […]

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Liverpool University students occupy floor in support of #UCU strike

27/02/2018by SKWAWKBOX 2 Comments

Students at the University of Liverpool have occupied and sealed off the fifth floor of a university building directly above the university Vice Chancellor’s office in support of the UCU […]

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Jennie Formby full statement on Labour GenSec application

27/02/2018by SKWAWKBOX 11 Comments

As the SKWAWKBOX broke exclusively just minutes ago, Unite NEC representative Jennie Formby has announced that she is applying for the soon-to-be-vacant role of Labour Party General Secretary. If successful, […]

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Formby declares for GenSec. Pressure mounts on Lansman to step aside for Left cause

27/02/2018by SKWAWKBOX 11 Comments

Unite National Executive Committee (NEC) representative Jennie Formby has declared her intention to apply for the position of Labour Party General Secretary. Ms Formby, who has a long track record […]

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Itchen members raise concerns over parliamentary selection process

27/02/2018by SKWAWKBOX 14 Comments

Labour members in Southampton Itchen CLP (constituency Labour party) have contacted the SKWAWKBOX with concerns about the fairness of the process for shortlisting applicants to be their PPC (prospective parliamentary […]

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Timetable for selection of new Labour GenSec

26/02/2018by SKWAWKBOX 10 Comments

The timetable for the selection of the new Labour General Secretary to replace the departing Iain McNicol will be as follows: The SKWAWKBOX needs your support. This blog is provided […]

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