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During the BBC’s local election coverage, John McDonnell reaffirmed his support for proportional representation. “I support PR”, he said several times to Wera Hobhouse, the Liberal Democrat MP for Bath seated next to him. This was not…
Long, long, long. Finite beings it's said cannot conceive of infinity because they are finite in themselves. Having being a candidate for the Labour Party conference arrangements committee (CAC) 2017 I beg to differ, the CAC Election has…
On March 10th, newspapers reported that since 2010 there has been a 49 percent rise in unemployment amongst youth from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities (BAME). This was compared to a 2 percent fall amongst young white people…
There are signs of panic among some Labour politicians in the face of UKIP’s European election results. Triangulating towards UKIP’s policies, such as they are, or “apologising” to UKIP voters, are initiatives guaranteed to bleed Labour's…
Day-in, day-out agency workers doing exactly the same job as their colleagues are receiving up to £500 less in their pay packet every month. Why the gaping disparity? Because employers are using a clever legal loophole to undercut permanent…
Today's publications of the Labour Party’s final year policy documents opens up a wide range of issues for debate and decision by the whole Party. Amendments can be offered by affiliates and CLPs by June 13th. The National Policy Forum on…
Just two years away from the General Election, the priorities of the Labour Party ought to be obvious. These surely need to be to strengthen our campaign against the Coalition government’s failing policies; sharpen our alternatives in…
By Billy Hayes The publication of the document "The Future of the Universal Postal Service in the UK" by Lord Mandelson represents a serious mistake by the Government. Not only does it represent a mis-step for the postal industry. It is a…
