Happy – or at least safe and secure – New Year from the SKWAWKBOX
As fireworks go off around the country to mark a new year and decade, there is little to celebrate for so many millions of our people. The SKWAWKBOX wishes everyone […]
Tag Archives: oppression
Unelected peers plan no-confidence vote in twice-elected Labour leader. Thanks!
Vote has no force – and reaction of public to most of those posturing would be ‘who?’ But attempt will galvanise the real Labour grassroots Unelected peers intend to attempt […]
Salford MP and Mayor’s letter re Robinson visit exposes bankruptcy behind far-right front
Rebecca Long-Bailey and Paul Dennett’s open letter addresses Robinson’s funding and lack of ability to address the real issues people face Salford and Eccles MP Rebecca Long-Bailey and Salford Mayor […]
Queen’s U Belfast Student Union says ‘Solidarity with Palestine’ during Israeli ambassador visit
The Student Union of Queen’s University in Belfast staged a sit-in today in protest at the visit of Israeli ambassador Mark Regev to the university, to express their solidarity with […]
Guardian journalists react with outrage to Canary editor invite as Black History Month speaker
Mostly-white journalists at the supposedly liberal Guardian newspaper have reacted with outrage at the invitation of The Canary‘s Kerry-Anne Mendoza to deliver the National Union of Journalists’ Claudia Jones Memorial […]
Huge emotion as #Lab18 becomes a sea of Palestinian flags during debate
Labour’s main conference hall in Liverpool became a well of emotion and a sea of colour this afternoon as delegates made a huge, visual show of solidarity with oppressed Palestinians. […]
Code+ back on track – reaction of Corbyn’s opponents underlines that and more
The full statement protecting free speech delivered by Labour leader Jeremy to the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) today was not, ultimately, voted on by Labour’s ruling body today. Instead, […]
Code+/IHRA back on 4 Sep agenda – but avoiding delay to Democracy Review discussion crucial
The Labour National Executive Committee’s (NEC) standing orders state that the issue of Labour’s Code of Conduct should not be discussed until October at the earliest – after the […]
Excl: penalty for malicious false accusations added to NEC agenda
The SKWAWKBOX has detailed a number of options available to Labour’s NEC (National Executive Committee) to strengthen the party’s Code of Conduct when – as appears certain – the NEC […]
“Code+” is likely outcome of NEC vote on IHRA examples – and puts right in a quandary
NEC has been reviewing and consulting on its recently-launched Code of Conduct NEC arithmetic means IHRA ‘working definition’ examples will be adopted in full, in spite of free speech issues same […]