Remember when Corbyn was mocked for floating women-only carriages?
In 2015, as the Labour leadership race entered its final stages, Jeremy Corbyn was vilified and mocked for floating the idea of women-only train carriages. It was never more than […]
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‘Revenge? Bollocks.’ Why Khan/Burnham really ‘cut’ from Labour Conference
The mainstream press has been reporting that London Mayor Sadiq Khan and his Manchester counterpart Andy Burnham have been ‘cut’ from the speakers’ programme at Labour’s annual Conference in Brighton: […]
Labour rules say suspended members still vote. Why were they blocked in 2016?
The Labour Party issues a guide to officers and members on the party’s complaints procedure. It makes interesting reading. Last year, thousands of members – seemingly almost all pro-Corbyn – […]
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 […]
Ex-gambler, ex-Corbyn staffer team up to fight fixed-odds betting terminals
In June the SKWAWKBOX covered the case of bookmaker JenningsBet, which had warned its staff on the eve of the General Election that their jobs were at risk if they […]
Cable’s ‘Ed Balls’ Corbyn moment: Twitter doesn’t waste the opportunity
In a moment that could be touching, creepy, sinister or just hilarious, depending on your interpretation, resurrected LibDem leader Vince Cable had a kind of reverse ‘Ed Balls’ moment on […]
You couldn’t make this up: hypocritical Tories supplying arms to.. #Venezuela
You know those times when you want to say something’s unbelievable – but it just isn’t? This is one of those. You can’t even say it’s ‘astonishing’, because astonishment means […]
