‘Tectonic shift’: the FULL Labour NEC story
Some details of the anticipated deal among Labour NEC (National Executive Committee) members were leaked ahead of today’s NEC meeting to Kevin Maguire of the Daily Mirror and found their […]
Tag Archives: McDonnell Amendment
Excellent member letter challenging delegate cut-off. Use as model if needed
Last week, the SKWAWKBOX featured legal advice by a highly-qualified barrister that Labour’s decision to prevent members who joined between 23 June and 6 July last year from attending the […]
Urgent: going to Labour Conference? You MUST register by Fri 7/7. Here’s how
Labour’s left has been fighting hard to make sure that the anti-democratic debacle of Labour’s 2016 Conference in Liverpool is not repeated in 2017, where the party’s hard right has […]
Anti-Corbyn MP’s CLP disenfranchises members to appoint Conference delegate
It’s a matter of record that, while talking about unity (to try to take credit for a Labour surge that has nothing to do with them) and demanding that Labour’s […]
No, #Unite is not losing an #NEC seat
Earlier today, the New Statesman‘s George Eaton posted an article titled Who really controls the Labour Party now: Eaton caused some consternation among pro-Corbyn Labour members – who make up the […]
Exclusive: ‘decided within 12 hrs of election called, Corbyn going nowhere’
There’s a bit of panic among some Labour supporters who watched John McDonnell’s interview on the BBC’s Andrew Marr show this morning that McDonnell said he and Corbyn would resign […]
Lab Conf delegate deadline moved. Right already organising. Left cannot fail to
One effect of Theresa May’s decision to call a June election has been the suspension of normal CLP (constituency Labour party) meetings – although campaign-planning meetings are still being held. […]
Pro-Corbyn Conference delegates sweep board at Welsh CLP
The SKWAWKBOX recently covered a pro-Corbyn triumph at Bristol West CLP (constituency Labour party), which selected no fewer than nineteen delegates for Labour’s annual Conference in Brighton. All 19 are Corbyn […]
Reporter refs Business Insider to this blog. Next day, BI produces very similar article
Yesterday on Twitter, the Senior Reporter for IB Times responded to a tweet from a Business Insider reporter with a mention of this blog: Mr Silvera appears to have been attempting […]
Left-wing? Got your Conference delegates through? SKWAWKBOX wants to hear from you
This blog has received various messages about last night’s article on Bristol West CLP (Constituency Labour Party) sending 19 delegates to this year’s Labour Conference in Brighton – a fact that […]