A happy Christmas and Tory-free new year to all SKWAWKBOX readers
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 […]
Tag Archives: fairness
Academic study: SKWAWKBOX, other left media streets ahead of MSM on journalistic standards
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 […]
Independent-minded left Dyer replaces Labour First’s Cosin as Labour’s NCC chair
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 […]
Excl: full, final version of the Ryan no-confidence motion
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 […]
Excl: leaked Formby email’s barb for 3 MPs over code of conduct criticism
Over the past week or so, a number of Labour MPs have taken to mainstream or social media to attack Labour’s new code of conduct on antisemitism, claiming – incorrectly […]
Hermes responds to employment court loss in message to workers: ‘business as usual’
Last week, delivery giant Hermes lost a case against a group of ‘self-employed’ drivers – a result described by their union as a triumph against ‘bogus’ self-employment – when a […]
Major blow struck vs ‘bogus’ self-employment – Hermes workers win worker recognition
Sixty-five workers at delivery giant Hermes – have won a landmark case against their employers for recognition as just that: workers. The decision entitles the staff, who have banded together […]
Disturbing social media of right-winger who may have casting vote on McKenzie expulsion
Lewisham East Chair, Labour First tactical trainer and die-hard right-winger Ian McKenzie was suspended last month after the revelation of misogynist social media posts that included tweets about the gang-rape […]
How Labour’s wider disciplinary processes will be made fit for purpose
The SKWAWKBOX published details and analysis earlier this week of Labour’s new disciplinary process for antisemitism complaints. The new process, which is based firmly on the recommendations of the Chakrabarti […]
Formby’s impressive new disciplinary process gives cause for confidence
Labour General Secretary Jennie Formby’s planned overhaul to the party’s disciplinary processes bodes well for all parts of the party – with the exception of the few members who behave […]