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Stuart King’s superb online-offline campaigning

By Anand Menon

From @LabourList This is the fantastic latest newsletter put together by Labour PPC for Putney, Stuart King. It gets delivered to 30,000 homes in Putney by Labour activists, and is also available to read online. Now if that's not good…

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Election feedback request from the NEC

By Anand Menon

From @LabourList Hi all, First, thanks to councillors, MEPs, candidates, activists, members and fellow-travellers for campaigning right through to 4 June in the face of difficulties beyond your control and which you did not deserve. I've…

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It’s a fabulous system, isn’t it?

By Anand Menon

From @LabourList LabourList reader Gavin Trait has sent us this video, which highlights the hypocrisy of Alan Duncan's expense claims and apology. The MP for Rutland and Melton claimed thousands of pounds for gardening work on his home. In…

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Participate constructively in the Iran protests

By Esko Reinikainen

This post was first written by Esko Reinikainen and has since been disseminated around the world. It is published here with Esko's permission. Please respect his advice and engage constructively in the protest. The purpose of this guide is…

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Support the SOAS cleaners

By Tom Ogg

By Tom Ogg Students at SOAS have occupied the university in protest at the treatment of their cleaners. SOAS contracted their cleaning out to the private company ISS. Early on Friday 12th June ISS called a meeting ostensibly on sick pay…

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Next steps for activists on the NEC letter

By Anand Menon

From @LabourList The activists who wrote the letter to the NEC a few weeks ago, calling for tougher action from the leadership on expenses have now sent the following letter to those who took part in the campaign. Click here to see the full…

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After Ian Gibson, do party members still count?

By Phil Taylor

By Phil Taylor The treatment of Labour MP Ian Gibson by our party has been as unforgivable as it was stupid, now causing us a difficult by-election in Norwich North. What is says about the party's attitude to the rights of members is…

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In pain, and in need of some TLC

By Julian Ware-Lane

By Julian Ware-Lane It was a painful experience, a very painful experience. At the European election count in Castle Point yesterday afternoon and into the evening I witnessed my party coming fourth. The most painful part was seeing the…

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Dear whoever: now do your jobs

By A Supporter

By A. Supporter I've always said that if I could invite an ex-President to a summer barbecue it would be George W. Bush. As a politician "Dubya" always was (and always will be) a terrible mistake, a Stetson-wearing moron steeped in…

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