‘Jack Charlton and Labour’s rural tradition’
As the Member of Parliament for Blyth and Ashington, I represent communities that helped build both the Labour…
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In Marx’s seminal work Wages and Capital, he describes the economic relationship between the capitalist (owner of productive capital)…
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With horizontal practices, organisations could be amazing
Organisations could be amazing. I submitted this as the title of my talk recently, when I was invited…
Chuka Umunna once attacked Tory austerity and Lib Dem complicity. What happened?
Speaking to the crowds at Labour’s 2012 party conference, Chuka Umunna talked about “an irresponsible experiment with people’s…
Labour selects Lisa Forbes to replace Fiona Onasanya in Peterborough
Labour members in Peterborough, whose MP Fiona Onasanya is in jail after being found guilty of lying to…
Labour deserters represent the few, not the many
It’s the early hours of Friday 9th June 2017. At Stockport Town Hall, Ann Coffey is momentarily lost…
WATCH: Shamima Begum “has a right to return”, Corbyn says
Jeremy Corbyn tells @itvnews the Home Office decision to strip Shamima Begum of UK citizenship is a “very…
Labour Together: Belonging
This has been one of the most turbulent weeks in British politics for decades, with eight Labour MPs…
Does the new Independent Group really have a future as a new party?
Westminster is still fixated on The Independent Group: who will be next to join, could it succeed as…
Civic socialism in East London: a radical approach to local government
Across Europe, authoritarian forces are on the move. Here, the government drifts towards a no-deal Brexit as poverty…
