Last Wednesday in the North London borough of Barnet, a woman apparently driven to desperation by her situation set herself alight in the housing office of Tory-run Barnet council. She […]
Last week, the SKWAWKBOX covered the note from the housing system of Sandwell Borough Council (SBC) in the West Midlands that claimed councillor and close Tom Watson ally Simon Hackett […]
Simon Hackett is a councillor in Sandwell and Chair of Sandwell Labour’s LCF (local campaign forum), which has been suspended by the Labour Party after allegations of anti-democratic behaviour by key […]
Jeremy Corbyn took part in today’s Grenfell commemoration, including the subsequent silent march – during which he greeted firefighters who fought the blaze a year ago, together with the area’s […]
new ‘centrist’ Council leader elected by a single vote councillor who voted for the leader implicated in serious property and electoral scandal a number of local Labour sources claim the […]
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 […]
A protest against Haringey Council’s HDV (Haringey Development Vehicle) project to transfer ownership of thousands of council houses to a public-private partnership for demolition and ‘redevelopment’ went ahead last night, […]
The SKWAWKBOX continues to have a material impact on the UK’s political landscape and narrative. Over just the last week or so, we’ve exclusively revealed that: outgoing Haringey council leader […]
UPDATE 7 Feb: The NEC has now decided not to issue this statement. The SKWAWKBOX understands that today’s protest will proceed as planned, as the HDV project has not yet been […]
Right-wing Labour group Labour First has started a petition attacking the decision of the NEC, Labour’s ruling committee, to write to Haringey council asking it to pause the progress of the […]