By Dave Putson (Unite Community – Lewisham, Greenwich, Bexley) Norman Dodds was a Labour Member of Parliament from 1945 until his death in 1965, and
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By Bexley Left, SE London Over the past week we’ve had to endure the unedifying spectacle of the Tory Party, which routinely stokes culture wars
By Michael Roberts Last week I attended a book launch at the London School of Economics on behalf of Liam Byrne, a Blairite Labour MP,
By Left Horizons reporters. As an answer to all of those who think the Labour Party is ‘dead’, the Regional conference of the Labour Party
Keir Starmer’s supine support for the Israeli onslaught on Gaza has cost Labour – at least his version of it – the parliamentary seat of
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Editorial: chaotic games in Parliament, while Gaza suffers
Two key lessons come out of the chaos in the House of Commons on Wednesday: that the Labour leadership is being dragged, kicking and screaming,
By Maureen Wade, (Chair, Birmingham UNISON retired members section, personal capacity) Birmingham City Council has announced the largest local authority budget cuts in history. Jobs
by Andy Ford With all attention on the Tory collapses in Wellingborough and Kingswood, this by-election in Cheshire East could have slipped under the radar.
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Editorial: Starmer fiddles while Gaza burns
As every political commentator knows, there are limitations to what by-elections tell us about national politics. Turn-out is always smaller than in a general election
By John Pickard It was not unexpected for Keir Starmer to finally dump the pledge for a Labour government to spend £28bn a year on
