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Jewish professor’s EHRC submission criticises ‘deeply-flawed’ IHRA, challenges EHRC to use ‘objective yardstick’

31/07/2019by SKWAWKBOX (SW) 2 Comments

Geoffrey Alderman also published in Independent Geoffrey Alderman, emeritus professor of politics and contemporary history, is a noted historian of the Jewish community in Britain. He has made a submission […]

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Scottish govt set to drop IHRA as “dog’s breakfast” hate-crime law revised

13/12/2018by SKWAWKBOX (SW) 22 Comments

Much has been made over recent months of the adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s ‘working definition’ (IHRA) of antisemitism by various organisations, as pressure was brought to bear […]

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Labour’s Formby shows Powell a better approach to online forums

12/09/2018by SKWAWKBOX (SW) 20 Comments

Labour MP Lucy Powell has been appearing in the media to promote her “Private Member’s Bill” which, as she describes it, is intended to ‘establish’: legal accountability for what’s published […]

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NEC member Willsman’s report on last week’s NEC meeting

09/09/2018by SKWAWKBOX (SW) 11 Comments

Last week’s meeting of Labour’s National Executive Committee (NEC) saw drama with the adoption of additional examples from the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) ‘working definition’ of antisemitism – but […]

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Excl: expected route and outcomes from today’s NEC meeting

04/09/2018by SKWAWKBOX (SW) 10 Comments

Sources inside Labour’s NEC (National Executive Committee) have given the SKWAWKBOX an exclusive outline of the planned path of today’s meeting regarding the adoption of additional IHRA ‘working definition’ (‘IHRA’) […]

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Excl video: Mann’s ‘unequivocal vote of confidence’ was ‘underhand’ CLP meeting with protest walk-out

03/09/2018by SKWAWKBOX (SW) 33 Comments

The tweet On Sunday, Bassetlaw MP John Mann tweeted smugly about the ‘unequivocal vote of confidence‘ he had received from his local members: The protest If it seems odd that […]

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Excl: Finkelstein critiques IHRA ‘definition’ – and rejects it whole

28/08/2018by SKWAWKBOX (SW) 76 Comments

  Renowned academic and activist Norman Finkelstein recently issued a video of his blistering condemnation of Labour MP Margaret Hodge for her comparison of a disciplinary process against her by […]

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Right’s ‘outrage’ over vexatious claim penalty gives away their real agenda

27/08/2018by SKWAWKBOX (SW) 24 Comments

The ‘Red Roar’, more commonly referred to among Labour members as the ‘Blue Squeak’ has been attempting to whip up outrage about the idea that a penalty for vexatious or […]

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Labour Code+ and IHRA examples – more detail of proposals

25/08/2018by SKWAWKBOX (SW) 32 Comments

As the SKWAWKBOX published last week, the voting arithmetic on Labour’s National Executive (NEC) means that the full list of IHRA (International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance) examples will be incorporated into […]

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Obscure NEC rule could delay IHRA debate – and play decisive role in Labour democratisation

23/08/2018by SKWAWKBOX (SW) 6 Comments

As the SKWAWKBOX showed earlier this week, Labour’s National Executive Committee (NEC) is essentially certain to vote the remaining IHRA (International Holocaust Remembrance Association) ‘working definition examples’ of possible antisemitic […]

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