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Good news in Hartlepool!

By Anand Menon

From LabourList Some good news from yesterday's by-election in the Rossmere ward in Hartlepool, where Labour held easily and the Tories came 5th. New Labour councillor Christopher Akers-Belcher said: "I am absolutely delighted to have been…

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What’s Left?

By Anand Menon

From LabourList There's a lot of great Labour and centre-left blogging out there that LabourList wants to celebrate and learn from. So - perennial hat tip Iain Dale - here's our first look at What's Left: Aaron Murin-Heath wanted more from…

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LabourList signs Progressive Blogging Statement

By Anand Menon

From LabourList / @LabourList From now on, LabourList will aim to be an honest and inclusive forum and a hub for all centre-left people to showcase their views in a civil and open manner. We will never so much as scrape at perfection, but…

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Statement from Derek Draper

By Derek Draper

By Derek Draper / @derekdraper Two weeks ago I posted on LabourList and said I was sorry for my role in the Damian McBride affair. Of course I regret ever receiving the infamous email and I regret my stupid hasty reply. Instead I should…

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Brown on the economy: We’re fighting back

By Anand Menon

From LabourList / @LabourList The Labour Party have this afternoon released a video of the Prime Minister speaking backstage at the G20 about how Britain is fighting back in difficult global economic circumstances. It's a good example of…

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The music of our movement

By Calvin Allen

By Calvin Allen Music and the labour movement have always been well linked - the links between labour issues and the more radical sections of the folk tradition have meant that protest and the search for an alternative society has long had…

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Rasmussen sends May Day letter to the Unions

By Anand Menon

From LabourList Former Danish Prime Minister and Leader of European Socialists Poul Nyrup Rasmussen has sent a letter to supporters celebrating International Workers' Day and marking the importance of the Trade Union movement this May Day…

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Huge early success for Labour’s online phonebank

By Anand Menon

From LabourList / @LabourList Blackburn Labour is reporting the good news that 90 days after the launch of the Labour online phone bank, 15,709 calls have been made by 1,083 users - and average of 14.5 calls per user. It's good to know that…

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Prescott takes the BattleBus to the nation this May Day weekend

By Anand Menon

From LabourList / @LabourList John Prescott is taking his Battle Bus back on the road this May Day weekend, and is very excited about it! John will be attending the funeral of legendary Union leader Jack Jones tomorrow morning - the whole…

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