Labour’s membership, which had dipped slightly, most likely due to right-wingers giving up and jumping ship, has surged again. Rumours of an increase in response to the escalating smear campaign […]
Op.Ed. The Tories are in disarray – in spite of the best efforts of the Labour right and the mainstream media to help them – over their scandalous behaviour toward […]
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 […]
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 […]
A judge has granted Royal Mail a temporary injunction against planned industrial action by the CWU (Communication Workers’ Union) over pensions and conditions. CWU members had voted to support the […]
Labour MP Ian Lavery is Chair of the Labour Party and its joint National Campaign Co-ordinator. He spoke exclusively to the SKWAWKBOX in both capacities, as well as talking about […]
The first part of this article originally mentioned a Labour membership figure of 800,000, based on a figure tweeted by a senior Labour MP. The SKWAWKBOX subsequently spoke to […]
I’ve just heard that a small business, which a couple of my friends had set up, has had to cease trading. The company provided and installed high-quality solar panels for […]
“General Motors is not in the business of making cars. It is in the business of making money.” Thomas Murphy, then-CEO of General Motors There’s a kind of collective insanity in […]