The Brexit deal the media aren’t telling the country about
The Establishment media has been in overdrive to shore up Theresa May’s Brexit deal – even while an unavoidable scepticism has been present and the objections of its right-wing opponents […]
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Video: UN’s Alston – Tories breach basic human rights obligations, could fix overnight if wanted
The preliminary findings presented today by UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights have had more coverage in the UK’s mainstream media than many expected. More, but still […]
Video: UN’s Alston – Tory policies designed to tell most vulnerable “you’re on your own”
UN Special Rapporteur for extreme poverty and human rights, Philip Alston, today delivered a damning verdict on the Tory government’s treatment of the UK’s vulnerable people – the disabled, single […]
Video: UN rapporteur Alston: govt policies could have been ‘designed by misogynists’
UN Special Rapporteur Philip Alston’s presentation of his preliminary findings has just concluded – and the litany of horrors he described will take some time to write about. But Alston’s […]
Drakeford: “power to the Welsh people”/”Grym i Bobl Cymru”
Welsh Labour leadership and First Minister contender Mark Drakeford – whom the SKWAWKBOX exclusively interviewed last month – launches his vision for reform under a socialist government in Wales at […]
Video: McDonnell – ‘iniquitous’ Universal Credit is beyond fixing. ‘It’s got to go’
Labour’s Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell delivered a damning verdict on Universal Credit (UC) during an interview with Sky News this morning – and signalled a significant and, for many, long-awaited […]
Latest polling shows Corbyn still playing Brexit hand just right
A small flood of polls released over the past few days show Labour opening a significant lead over the Tories as the Conservatives’ vote share crashes: The polling suggests the […]
If ever an image showed why this country needs Corbyn as Prime Minister…
A remarkable image captured away from TV and press cameras during today’s commemoration of the Grenfell Tower tragedy speaks far more than a thousand words: Corbyn’s simple act of natural, […]
“It’s a whirlwind” – exclusive interview with Lewisham East shortlist candidate Sakina Sheikh
Sakina Sheikh is one of four candidates shortlisted by Labour’s National Executive Committee for the Lewisham East by-election triggered by Heidi Alexander’s departure to the London mayor’s office. She is […]
Tories set to repeat #DementiaTax fiasco, drop weight on elderly without fixing youth problems
One of the Tories’ biggest missteps in 2017 was their decision to include the ‘dementia tax’ on the homes of pensioners in care. The move – clung to in spite […]