Labour Party
Starmer ramps up his war on beleaguered Labour left
16 November 2020The Labour Party upped its crackdown on its own activists last week, suspending leading members in Bristol for supporting former leader Jeremy Corbyn.
Croydon sends a sign of councils’ crisis
16 November 2020Croydon council in south London has issued a section 114 notice banning all spending except for statutory services for vulnerable people.
Letters - Don’t be fooled by the false promise of nuclear jobs
13 November 2020Socialists and environmental campaigners should have no illusions in nuclear power.
Break the weak Tories
10 November 2020The Tories are in trouble. Their lockdown is unlikely to significantly cut coronavirus cases as it leaves key areas of transmission, such as schools, open.
Activists speak out—the left’s hope lies outside Labour
08 November 2020Keir Starmer’s suspension of Jeremy Corbyn and the war on the left has sparked arguments about whether the Labour Party is really a vehicle for change. Here members—and some of those who have left in response to the attacks—tell Nick Clark how the witch hunt has changed the party
The left in Britain and the US after two earthquakes
06 November 2020Win or lose, Donald Trump has upended the politics of the United States.
LETTERS—Time to tear down the jails
06 November 2020One of my young family members was in prison a while ago. During our visit we were treated like prisoners ourselves—made to wait endlessly in the shabby, dirty facilities.
Debates and divisions in unions and the left on how to respond to the attacks in Labour
02 November 2020Two online rallies revealed debates on how the left should respond to the right’s assault.
Keir Starmer’s suspension of Jeremy Corbyn means war on the left
02 November 2020There is now no doubt that Labour leader Keir Starmer is determined to drive the left out of the party—or force it into humiliated submission.
It’s time to leave Labour
01 November 2020Keir Starmer’s assault on the left shows that Labour is a trap for socialists. It’s time to leave and fight for real change argues Charlie Kimber, editor of Socialist Worker
Keir Starmer uses antisemitism report to suspend Corbyn and attack solidarity with Palestine
29 October 2020There is now no doubt that Labour leader Keir Starmer is determined to drive the left out of the party, or to force them into humiliated submission.
Letters—Andy Burnham is leading a fight, and we should support him
27 October 2020We believe that Socialist Worker should have backed Burnham’s position more forcefully
Labour Leadership continues to show that criticism of Israel will not be tolerated
26 October 2020The Labour Party leadership has told off MP Stephen Kinnock for making a speech criticising Israel, according to reports.
Don’t trust Andy Burnham’s posturing over lockdown
19 October 2020Andy Burnham has wanted to be Labour Party leader for most of his career. He stood in two leadership elections and failed both times.
MPs cash in despite crisis
13 October 2020Unemployment is soaring and average pay is falling. Millions of Britain’s poorest households could see their incomes cut by £20 a week from April, when a temporary rise in Universal Credit is due to expire.
The real divide across Britain is class
13 October 2020Coronavirus has highlighted deep class divisions across British society. But for the mainstream press in England, the divide is between the North and South.
Abuse inquiry won’t hear from the victims
12 October 2020Child sex abuse victims of Greville Janner have been barred from giving live evidence to the public inquiry into the former Labour MP.
Labour doesn’t want to spook the establishment
06 October 2020Gary Haggarty, a member of the pro-British paramilitary organisation the Ulster Volunteer Force in Northern Ireland, worked as a paid agent of Special Branch cops.
Activists gather to launch emergency coronavirus programme
29 September 2020A coalition of Labour MPs, trade unionists, campaigners and socialists have called for a “fightback to demand ordinary people won’t pay for the crisis”.
The ugly face of Labour
27 September 2020Keir Starmer is pushing a renewed right wing direction for Labour. Nick Clark looks at why that is, and examines how it’s old hat for the party that’s built on appeasement
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