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Tag Archives: elections
TV-star-turned-candidate Nixon smeared by own party as US Dems copy anti-Corbyn playbook
Picture the scene: a popular left-wing leadership candidate threatens the status quo of an Establishment, notionally-left political party, putting at risk the painstakingly-constructed business-as-usual cosiness that it clings to. In […]
Yesterday’s total votes per slate and independents tell a story
The Labour left is still celebrating – and Labour right still recriminating – over the clean sweep yesterday for the grassroots-left slate of nine candidates for Labour’s National Executive Committee […]
Left clean sweep in NEC elections confirmed – and the message it sends
As the SKWAWKBOX exclusively broke this morning and now confirmed, the candidates of the left slate in Labour’s National Executive Committee elections have won another clean sweep, taking all nine […]
Formal NEC results delayed – again
Announcement of the results in the election of nine members to Labour’s National Executive Committee (NEC) were widely expected to be announced around midday today – which then went back […]
Breaking: reports suggest clean sweep for JC nine – yes nine
Unconfirmed reports suggest the left slate has won another clean sweep in the elections for Labour’s National Executive Committee, taking all nine positions. The formal announcement of the result is […]
Momentum’s ‘Team Corbyn’ missing a name. Vote for the full #JC9yes9 for NEC
Momentum has issued a new campaign video for the ongoing elections for nine members of Labour’s National Executive Committee – showing only eight candidates, now collectively named ‘Team Corbyn’ instead of […]
Azim on ‘mental health slur’ anger: ‘crank’ is common among ‘young high profile activists’
On Wednesday, LabourList published an article under the inflammatory, “The real battle for Labour’s soul? Lansmanites vs Cranks” As an article, its aim is fairly transparent – and it is […]
Local Momentum groups come out for Willsman and the #JC9yes9
National Momentum – or rather the officer subset of Momentum’s ‘NCG’ (National Coordinating Group) – made the widely-condemned decision yesterday to withdraw support from left-slate member Peter Willsman in the […]
Labour First-backed NEC candidate Wimbury name-dropping Corbyn in campaign
Ballots in the crucial election of nine members of Labour’s National Executive Committee (NEC) have started to go out today – and Labour members who support Jeremy Corbyn need to […]