Unity pledge written by Labour members goes viral, rattles Establishment A unity pledge written by Labour members has gone viral within hours of its publication and is being signed by […]
A large number of Nottingham East Labour members, among them senior elected figures including the council leader, have signed an open letter telling centrist MP Chris Leslie to ‘consider [his] […]
As the SKWAWKBOX reported last month, the dramatic suspension of Sandwell council leader Steve Eling – a close ally of right-wing Labour MPs Tom Watson and John Spellar – by […]
Birmingham City Council (BCC) triggered a lengthy dispute with Unite and Unison members of its refuse collection force by making an extra payment to GMB members who did not participate […]
As the drama of yesterday’s sudden acquittal of local blogger Julian Saunders began to recede, Labour councillors in the West Midlands borough of Sandwell gathered for the ‘Labour group’ meeting […]
The Murdoch Times has form for trailing after the SKWAWKBOX – last September it claimed an ‘exclusive’ about Labour deputy leader Tom Watson’s tantrum over his allocated conference speaking slot […]
Senior Sandwell councillor Bob Piper has confirmed that he is to be charged by West Midlands Police (WMP) in connection with an alleged ‘hate-crime’ involving nazi-related words or gestures toward […]
An astonishing message put out – and then deleted – by Enfield’s right-wing Labour council leader has led to a stinging response by representatives of local members. Nesil Caliskan, a […]
Sandwell council leader Steve Eling has been at the centre of long-running controversy in the West Midlands borough, including accusations of vicariously using WhatsApp to leak information to a local […]
The SKWAWKBOX has carried a series of exclusives on the Enfield council selections scandal, where Council leader Nesil Caliskan has been at the centre of an investigation by the Labour Party’s National […]