Labour Party
1974 Labour government shows voting left isn't enough
26 November 2019Jeremy Corbyn’s radical manifesto isn’t the first time that Labour has pledged to take on the rich. Charlie Kimber looks at how this played out for the 1974 government
Labour launches its ‘manifesto for hope’, but there’s still a fight ahead for Corbyn
21 November 2019Overall, the tone of the manifesto is more combative than the one Labour released in 2017, bit there are important concessions to the right.
Jeremy Corbyn wins TV debate while Boris bores on Brexit
19 November 2019Between an Emmerdale cliffhanger and the start of I’m A Celebrity stood Jeremy Corbyn and Boris Johnson. Despite the fact that neither politicians nor viewers were desperate to see the first TV debate, it nonetheless taught us something.
We must take on the rich to win real change
19 November 2019Will a Labour government fulfil Jeremy Corbyn’s promises to “pull down a corrupt system and build a fairer country?”
Will Whatsapp win the election?
19 November 2019Momentum says it’s driving forward path-breaking campaigning methods that will win the election.
Tories expose their racist rot in general election campaign
19 November 2019Boris Johnson has announced a huge rollback of migrants’ rights in a bid to divert blame for the Tory-made crisis in the NHS and public services.
Labour set to bow to McCluskey demand to drop free movement from its manifesto
18 November 2019The Labour Party looked almost certain to ignore party members’ demands to include defending freedom of movement in its manifesto, set for publication this week.
McCluskey’s opposition to Labour’s free movement policy gives into racist myths
15 November 2019As Labour prepares its election manifesto, Unite union general secretary Len McCluskey has insisted that freedom of movement for migrants won’t be in it.
Moderation from Labour struggles to beat the Tories in general election campaign
12 November 2019The Tories should be reeling. Despite the helping hand Nigel Farage gave Boris Johnson this week the campaign has exposed the ruling class arrogance and racism that runs through the party.
Will Labour's manifesto ignore members’ votes to support radical policies?
12 November 2019Labour’s ruling body was set to meet on Saturday to finalise its election manifesto.
Fear and loathing - and hope - inside the Labour Party election campaign
09 November 2019A Labour Party conference in London on Saturday saw activists discuss the positives - and negatives - of the party election campaign, reports Nick Clark
Is Labour gearing up for a radical general election?
03 November 2019With the opposition set to release its manifesto soon, Nick Clark looks at how the policies favoured by its members must not be forgotten on the campaign trail
Corbyn promises to ‘take on vested interests’ at Labour’s election launch
31 October 2019Jeremy Corbyn announced what he called “the most ambitious and radical campaign our country has ever seen” in a speech on Thursday morning.
Corbyn calls for election, despite pressure from Labour right wing
29 October 2019The row over whether or not Labour should back a general election showed how much power right wing MPs still have in their party.
General election is chance to smash Brexit deadlock
29 October 2019For more than two years official politics has been consumed by a seemingly endless Brexit crisis and Westminster game-playing.
Say no to a second referendum and a People’s Vote on the European Union
22 October 2019A very big protest took place in London last weekend calling for a “People’s Vote” on leaving the European Union (EU).
Leading left Labour figures fall in behind the right’s push for Remain
22 October 2019The Labour Party has taken a big step towards full support for remaining in the racist, neoliberal European Union.
Labour MPs use Brexit to stop a Corbyn government
15 October 2019Right wing Labour MPs ganged up at a meeting in parliament on Monday evening to insist that there shouldn’t be a snap election.
Letters—A hard working life, and now my pension has been stolen
15 October 2019This month I will be 62, but there will be no real happy birthday feeling until I am 66.
Thousands rally in Newcastle to hear Corbyn’s call for change
08 October 2019People queued the length of Northumberland Road before the event
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