Posts Tagged ‘The Top Six’

Mail on Sunday in smear attempt on John O’Farrell – Jon Lansman shows how the Mail distorted extracts from a comic account of “eighteen miserable years in the life of a Labour supporter” under Thatcher and Major Ed’s speech and the elephant in the audience – The good bits, the pleasing noises and the continuing […]

My speech on ATOS Work Capability Assessments – way ahead this week is Michael Meacher’s powerful opening speech in the debate he successfully bid for in Parliament. Here you can watch the video or read it. Working class politics, the labour movement and protest – Unite’s Len McCluskey gave the annual Ralph Miliband lecture at […]

Congratulations Sarah: now let’s learn the lessons of Rotherham – Conrad Landin says that Labour’s victory is no reason to forget the need to abandon NEC selections. Mark Carney’s shock appointment means more of the same – “Be very afraid,” says Ann Pettifor. “Business-as-usual will prevail. And nothing will be done to constrain the City, […]

The Rotherham debacle: time to reform selections – Conrad Landin’s article from the night of the selection meeting whereparty members walked out in disgust at a shortlist of two. Now is the time, he argues, to reject NEC-imposed shortlists outright. Labour success spoilt once again by selection shenanigans – Michael Meacher comments on the same […]