Liverpool Labour MP Dan Carden is set to host a performance of Robert Tressell’s classic of working-class literature The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists in Parliament. The performance will be timed with […]
Theresa May’s dire performances at PMQs (Prime Minister’s Questions) continued today when she resorted to a demonstrable lie to try to score a cheap point against Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. […]
Last year, Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour Party shook the foundations of UK Establishment and remade the landscape of our politics in a ‘Corbyn surge’ that was characterised more than […]
Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell was invited last month to speak to global business leaders in a demonstration of Labour’s economic and fiscal credibility that made a mockery of the attempts […]
In a bid to divert attention from the wet blanket of Philip Hammond’s budget last week, the Establishment has been attacking Labour’s plans for borrowing (only) for investment. Channel 4’s […]
On Friday, Channel 4 News’ FactCheck tweeted a link to an article headlined “John McDonnell doesn’t seem to understand how government debt works“. The article claimed that McDonnell had failed […]
Channel 4’s FactCheck recently published an article claiming Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell was wrong to say that Labour’s plans to borrow for infrastructure investment would pay for themselves. Other economists […]
The BBC’s post-budget coverage strayed into almost unheard-of territory this afternoon, with remarkably frank admissions by experts – unchallenged, for a change, by presenters – of the calamitous state of […]
One of the attractions of a Labour Conference for the politically-interested is the range of ‘fringe’ events available on a variety of topics. Some are best avoided – Progress and […]
5 Jan 2016 I first published this article 4 years ago in response to planned government legislation. World-famous film director Ken Loach spoke brilliantly last night on BBC’s Newsnight programme […]