Trump appoints Venezuelan envoy – an actual war criminal and democracy-destroyer
Donald Trump – or US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on his behalf – has appointed Elliott Abrams as envoy to Venezuela, in a clear signal of the reality of […]
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Umunna supporters: “he’ll leave and start own party if CLP votes AMM”. No denial.
As the SKWAWKBOX reported last night, there was drama in Streatham as Labour members voted by 190 to 183 to switch to all-member meetings (AMM) instead of the previous ‘general […]
Laird threatening staff with dismissal for talking to press about redundancies
Unite and GMB workers are staging a rolling strike and picket outside the Cammell Laird shipyard in Birkenhead after the company announced plans to make almost three hundred staff redundant […]
Reckless MPs contribute to Bastani outrage that puts activist and innocents at risk
Comment Labour activist and journalist Aaron Bastani has been the subject of widespread attacks by politicians and the media because of comments he made last week about the poppy appeal […]
As SKWAWKBOX predicted, DUP set to bring down May for own ‘backstop’ purposes
Last week the SKWAWKBOX predicted that the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), whose unwholesome ‘confidence and supply arrangement’ deal has been shoring up the Tory government since last year, was planning […]
Phillips’, Hodges’ zero self-awareness with May ‘knife’ condemnation
Comment Commentators have been getting worked up about the unpleasant language allegedly used by Tory MPs to described the likely fate of failing and flailing PM Theresa May. Mps have […]
Breaking: fresh bomb threat fails to derail pro-Palestine meeting in Liverpool
Another bomb threat has been made to a pro-Palestine event in Liverpool. A forum on Labour and antisemitism organised by Victory to the Intifada has received the anonymous threat – but […]
Full story: Luciana B had no protection IN #Lab18. No response why record not put straight
The right-wing media and Labour’s opponents have been pushing a story that Liverpool Wavertree MP Luciana Berger has required police protection in Labour’s conference in Liverpool this week. The claim […]
Charedi Jewish protest organiser receiving threats
Shraga Stern is a Charedi (Orthodox) Jewish activist who helped to coordinate a letter signed by thirty-four leading rabbis of the Union of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations in London in support […]
SKWAWKBOX continues making a splash. Please support if you can
The SKWAWKBOX continues to have a substantial impact on the UK’s political narrative and on the information available to the left and the wider public – in many cases bringing […]