McDonnell’s announcement signals major shift in UK’s political centre of gravity under a Labour government – and a direct promise to northern towns that they will no longer be ignored […]
Policies that horrify money-men will thrill many voters The Financial Times (FT) has given the ‘above the fold’ half of its front page this morning to policies it presumably thinks […]
Labour leader’s hard-hitting EU speech in Kent takes former UKIP front-man head on – and shows Labour only party fighting for the 99% Jeremy Corbyn has delivered a frank and […]
Industrial action ends after Birmingham City Council bows to Unite’s demand for fair treatment for its members and for agency workers The long running Birmingham bins dispute over ‘secret payments’ […]
Antisemitism exists in the Labour Party, as it does in all parts of society. More than any other political party, Labour has led the way in improving and implementing processes […]
Huyton in the Knowsley borough on Merseyside hosted PCS chief Mark Serwotka, Unite’s Sheila Coleman, Unison’s Paula Barker and others for an important seminar on the government’s consciously cruel Universal […]
I wish all the Skwawkbox’s readers a wonderful Christmas and a quickly Tory-free 2019. May you have the company of family and good friends, a healthy body and hope in […]
Last week, the SKWAWKBOX published details of a landmark academic study of mainstream media (MSM) journalism around the supposed issue of ‘Labour antisemitism’. The report identified ninety-five serious, “systematic” failings in […]
A little-marked change today will have a significant impact on the confidence of Labour members in the handling of serious disciplinary matters. Labour’s National Constitutional Committee (NCC) is the party’s […]
News of the no-confidence motion passed by Enfield North members on Thursday night in Labour MP Joan Ryan continues to reverberate through the party and around social media. Ms Ryan […]