Unions’ pre-ShadCab notes show Watson pitch rejected
Labour deputy leader isolated as Shadow Cabinet unites The Labour Party announced a modified Brexit stance in an email to members this morning, following a meeting of the Shadow Cabinet. […]
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McDonnell’s outstanding responses continue Labour fight-back mode – and reminds party of its strength
Shadow Chancellor calls out smears in plain words – and accuses one so-called journalist frankly of ‘invention’ Yesterday the SKWAWKBOX highlighted a renewed assertive Labour response to media smears and […]
Guardian sanitised McCluskey’s withering response to ‘snob’ Toynbee. Here’s what it took out
Unite head’s full response to Guardian columnist’s filtered by newspaper – but reproduced below As voters went to the polls in the Peterborough by-election last week, the Guardian published an […]
Coup breaks cover as expected as anti-Corbyn MEP flings Euro blame early
South-East MEP’s appalling email to Labour members follows exact pattern predicted Comment For some time now, the SKWAWKBOX – along with many Labour insiders – has been predicting that the […]
Audio: McCluskey dismantles ‘poor imitation Machiavelli’ Watson and dismisses centrist referendum spin
Unite union leader dismissive of Watson, corrects BBC on Labour policy Len McCluskey dismissed Labour deputy leader Tom Watson’s views and motives in the bluntest terms during an interview this […]
UK’s biggest union starts NEC election today. Why it matters and how you can help
With media and even social media overloaded with Brexit inanity, it would be easy to miss the fact that the UK’s largest trade union UNISON – which has over a […]
No, McCluskey is not preparing to quit
Unite general secretary is ‘going nowhere’ There has been (yet more) fake news put out by right-wing media claiming that Unite general secretary Len McCluskey is planning to retire next […]
Video 4 of 4: McCluskey on Brexit, leadership – and Labour’s real priority when millions suffering Tory govt
In the last of four videos featuring Unite leader Len McCluskey’s inspiring speech to a packed Labour gathering in Liverpool, McCluskey addresses Brexit, Corbyn’s ‘remarkable’ job in leadership – and […]
Video 3 of 4: McCluskey on quitters – “nation’s asking who the hell are these?”
In the third of four videos featuring Unite leader Len McCluskey’s inspiring speech to a packed Labour gathering in Liverpool, McCluskey turns a withering eye on the ‘Numpty Nine’ quitter […]
Video 2/4: McCluskey hilariously – and movingly – takes down ‘Labour guardian’ Tom Watson
In the second of four videos featuring Unite leader Len McCluskey’s inspiring speech to a packed Labour gathering in Liverpool, McCluskey hilariously takes down grandstanding deputy leader Tom Watson On […]