Labour Party
Labour's manifesto is a shift to the left. It's no time for compromises with the right.
16 May 2017Forget the media and right wing denunciations, there are some excellent promises in the Labour Party’s draft election manifesto. It promises to scrap tuition fees, and plough billions of pounds into education and the NHS.
Theresa May can't hide from questions and protests
09 May 2017Theresa May is finding it increasingly hard to hide away from voters as the general election campaign intensifies. This evening, Tuesday, she arrived at BBC headquarters in London to appear on the One Show.
Tory election gains are a serious warning to Labour and the left
09 May 2017The local election results are an urgent warning of what could happen at the general election. They mean the left has to redouble its campaigns against the Tories and for a win for Labour led by Jeremy Corbyn.
John McDonnell is right - there’s a lot to be learnt from reading Karl Marx
09 May 2017Right wingers have raised the spectre of Communism to discredit Labour’s left wing leader Jeremy Corbyn.
Corbyn can turn his campaign into a revolt against the rich
09 May 2017Large rallies for Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn have shown what a strong and insurgent Labour election campaign could look like.
Tories gain in Scottish elections, but not enough to beat the dominant SNP
09 May 2017The Tories came second in last week’s Scottish local council elections and proclaimed themselves the sole winners.
Glasgow voters say Labour needs to represent workers - and not make cuts
09 May 2017The Scottish National Party (SNP) has emerged as the largest party in the four major cities in Scotland following today's council elections. The Tories also made considerable gains, mainly at Labour's expense.
Don’t be fooled by the Green Party liberals
09 May 2017For many years the Greens—or at least some of them—seemed to be to the left of Labour.
An insurgent Labour election campaign can lift the left in Britain
02 May 2017Ahead of Thursday’s elections - councils in Scotland have earned voters’ disdain
02 May 2017Viewing the results of Thursday’s Scottish council elections as purely a barometer of attitudes to independence, or of Brexit, would be a mistake.
Disgraceful Labour rebels gun for left wing leader Jeremy Corbyn, not the Tories
02 May 2017Never mind kicking out the Tories and ending their hated austerity policies. For some in the Labour Party, the bigger prize is ousting leader Jeremy Corbyn.
Mark Serwotka - let’s support Jeremy Corbyn, and build struggle too
02 May 2017PCS union general secretary Mark Serwotka says resistance must be increased in the run-up to 8 June - not put on hold.
Labour’s new policy on workers’ rights tinkers but doesn’t transform
02 May 2017The difference between what’s on offer at the general election from the Tories and Labour was underlined last week over workers’ rights.
Corbyn tells London meeting - support the many, not the super-rich
02 May 2017Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn told a meeting in east London today, Saturday, that, “The papers say one thing, but the mood on the street tells me something very different.”
Workers back Jeremy Corbyn’s bid to oust Theresa May's Tories
25 April 2017The snap general election on 8 June is an opportunity to kick the Tories out in favour of Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party. And trade unionists are urging a fight to back Corbyn’s campaign.
Corbyn’s left shift can inspire a fight
25 April 2017Jeremy Corbyn made a good start to the election campaign last week when he pledged that Labour would “overturn this rigged system”.
Don’t sit on the sidelines—let’s kick out Theresa May and fight for an alternative
25 April 2017Jeremy Corbyn is energising swathes of people who want to see the back of the Tories.
Independence is at the heart of the Scottish election debate
25 April 2017The general election in Scotland is likely to revolve around constitutional questions.
Don’t make alliances with the right wing
25 April 2017The idea of a “progressive alliance” is back in fashion. It has been supported both by Caroline Lucas of the Greens and Nicola Sturgeon of the Scottish National Party (SNP).
New Labour—things only got worse
22 April 2017New Labour swept into office 20 years ago this week. Nick Clark explains how the party is still being punished today for Blair’s attempts to sideline the working class
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