Eamon Dyas The action by the Labour Party’s National Executive Committee, acting on Starmer’s instructions, to deny Jeremy Corbyn the right to represent Labour at the next general election stands in marked contrast to the way in which he has welcomed back into the fold the likes of Mike Gapes. In February 2019 Gapes resigned … Continue reading Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour Party.
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NEC Motion re Corbyn
Starmer’s NEC Motion For completeness we give below the full text of Starmer’s NEC motion to block Corbyn being a Labour Party candidate and how the NEC voted on the motion: This meeting of the NEC notes: the Labour Party’s purpose is to organise and maintain in parliament and in the country a political Labour … Continue reading NEC Motion re Corbyn
Labour Voters – the Lost and the Found
By Gwydion M. Williams The following article appeared in February 2020 Labour Affairs, and remains relevant. But some digressions and out-of-date comments have been removed. Corbyn is being blamed for “the worst result since 1935”. 1935 wasn’t that bad, if you think about political outcomes. If you don’t see Labour existing just to give nice jobs to ambitious … Continue reading Labour Voters – the Lost and the Found
Starmer’s Labour Party — Editorial 2
Starmer’s Labour Party Keir Starmer was first elected as an MP in 2015. He rose to prominence when he led the opposition to various attempts to implement Brexit while the party was under the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn. In 2019 he convinced the Labour Party conference to support a 2nd referendum over Brexit. There are strong reasons to believe … Continue reading Starmer’s Labour Party — Editorial 2
Corbyn banned
Corbyn not allowed to stand as Labour MP; Jewish Voice for Labour no longer allowed to affiliate to the Labour Party. https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/b/uproar-as-starmer-bans-corbyn-from-standing-as-labour-candidate [Since this article was written in the Morning Star, 15/2/23, JVL and other organisations have been removed from the list of organisations allowed to affiliate to the Labour Party]. “LABOUR “does not belong … Continue reading Corbyn banned
Comments on the Forde Report
Jeremy Corbyn’s comments https://www.doubledown.news/watch/2022/august/12/exclusive-jeremy-corbyn-on-the-forde-report-the-media-doesnt-want-you-to-know-about Extracts The media silence on the Forde Report is absolutely deafening. The Forde Report calls into question the behaviour of senior officials of the party in particular during the 2017 general election, when, completely unbeknown to me, the general secretary diverted a substantial tranche of our much needed funds towards what he … Continue reading Comments on the Forde Report
The making and breaking of Boris Johnson
Editorial 2 In many ways we have Jeremy Corbyn to thank for Boris Johnson. For, without the 2017 general election result - which came within a whisker of bringing a left radical to no. 10 - the British body politic would not have experienced two things: Firstly, it wouldn’t have led the mandarins of the … Continue reading The making and breaking of Boris Johnson
The Two Party System
The Two Party System Eamon Dyas Since the Grey report the media has been concentrating on Johnson’s crumbling support among MPs. We’ve also seen the Unionists flexing their muscles (Poots' removal of checks on U.K. goods in defiance of the Protocol and Paul Givan’s resignation) by the Unionists - something I don’t see as purely … Continue reading The Two Party System
“Time for a new Parliamentary Party of the Left?”
Diary of an ex-Corbyn foot soldier (February, 2022) Dictionary definition of “foot soldier”: “…a dedicated low level follower…” Michael Murray: murraymicha@gmail.com; Facebook: Michael Murray London On 25th January, the Labour Party National Executive Committee (NEC) voted 24 - 13 against a motion calling for the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP) Whip … Continue reading “Time for a new Parliamentary Party of the Left?”
Jeremy Corbyn banished as Labour MP—one year on
“WITHDRAWAL OF WHIP FROM JEREMY CORBYN: 1st ANNIVERSARY” Diary of an ex-Corbyn foot soldier (December, 2021) A year ago, 19 November, 2021, the Chief Whip is reported as writing to Jeremy Corbyn, suspending him from the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP) for 3 months pending investigation into whether he had broken the PLP Code of Conduct. The … Continue reading Jeremy Corbyn banished as Labour MP—one year on
Michael Rosen and Labour Against Antisemitism
Once Upon a Time — A Case of Selective Outrage Once upon a time, the leader of the Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, in a welcome break from an arduous political campaigning trail, was photographed at the public reading of a book, in the corner of what looks like an infants’ school. The audience gathered at his … Continue reading Michael Rosen and Labour Against Antisemitism
Diary of a Corbyn Foot Soldier
Diary of a Corbyn foot soldier (March, 2021) Dictionary definition of a foot soldier: “…a dedicated low level follower…” Michael Murray: murraymicha@gmail.com; FaceBook: Michael Murray London Diary of a Corbyn Foot Soldier (February, 2021) Updated March 2021 Dictionary definition of a foot soldier: “…a dedicated low level follower…” As the withdrawal of the whip from Jeremy … Continue reading Diary of a Corbyn Foot Soldier
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