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"Are you nervous about the election result?" I ask Tonia Antoniazzi, as we sit in her campaign office in Gorseinon. We've just finished door-knocking for the day, and I've met more people called Morgan, Jones and Davis than I think I've…
Campaigning with a disability is rarely less than a challenge – and a winter election makes it even more so. That doesn't mean it isn't worth it, and across the country disabled Labour Party members are getting stuck in this election. The…
Earlier this week, I was out canvassing in support of two fantastic comrades. Both are amazing women who juggle work with raising their kids. Rupa Huq took Ealing Central from the Tories in 2015, while Bonnie Craven is going all out to…
This general election isn’t just about Brexit, but Brexit is the inescapable backdrop. Whatever the Tories say about their plans for the economy or public service, we know they’re walking into an election with a Brexit deal that commits to…
I’m standing to be Labour's Nottingham East prospective parliamentary candidate because my extended family live in Nottingham, and I’m familiar with the challenges faced by working families in the area – from stagnant wages to social…
I’m just emerging from three and a half months of one of the most difficult processes I’ve ever put myself through. While it’s fresh in my mind, I thought I’d share some of the lessons I learned. I’m a councillor in Stockwell ward in…
I am proud to have made the shortlist to be Labour’s candidate for mayor of the West Midlands. Together, we have an exciting opportunity to deliver a socialist transformation of the region. I stand on a platform that has been endorsed by…
I am delighted to be on the shortlist for selection in Vauxhall, where I live with my family and am active in the local party. I have the experience and track record to be a powerful voice arguing the radical politics that we need as we…
“We did it! What did we do?” That was my immediate, gut-punch response to witnessing the Labour’s Socialist Green New Deal motion pass at the Labour Party conference in Brighton last month. It was a motion that I and over 100 other…
Forget what you’ve read in the press: as a member of Barking and Dagenham CLP, I can tell you Margaret Hodge has not been 'triggered' – i.e. made to face a full selection process – because of antisemitism. Funnily enough, neither she nor…
Today was the last day. I had a relatively quiet night on Tuesday – there are fewer events, so unless you can bring yourself to go to the Labour Students disco, it’s time for a relaxed drink in the pub. This meant that I woke up in a much…
I awoke feeling nostalgic about the heady days of my conference youth, when this diary was complaining about trivial procedure, not policy. Trudging through the rain to the hall, I longed for some referencing back: the more confusing the…
