Liberty, the British Institute of Human Rights (BIHR) and Amnesty International UK yesterday published a joint statement condemning proposals in the Government’s forthcoming Trade Union Bill: The government’s plans to significantly restrict trade union rights – set out in the Trade Union Bill – represent a major attack on civil liberties in the UK. By placing […]
New YouGov poll shows Corbyn has more support than Burnham & Cooper combined
Aug 14th, 2015 by Newsdesk.A new YouGov poll for the London Standard shows that Jeremy Corbyn “has more support among London public than nearest rivals, Andy Burnham and Yvette Cooper, put together“. Forty-six per cent of Londoners with an opinion thought Jeremy would make the best Labour leader, reports the Standard, compared with 21% for Burnham, 20% for Cooper and […]
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Leading student campaigners reject Burnham and Cooper’s ‘graduate tax’
Aug 10th, 2015 by Newsdesk.Andy Burnham and Yvette Cooper’s attempts to impress upon students and win them away from the surging Jeremy Corbyn have been dismissed immediately by the National Campaign Against Fees and Cuts (NCAFC). The NCAFC, which was founded in 2010 and has been the organiser of every major demonstration for the abolition of tuition fees since […]
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Tory grandee predicts Corbyn-led Labour win in 2020
Aug 3rd, 2015 by Newsdesk.The Huffington Post today reports that Tory grandee Ken Clarke believes Jeremy Corbyn is a “nice guy” who should not be underestimated and could win the next general election if he becomes Labour leader. Jeremy is quoted as saying: It’s not certain he will lose an election. Michael Foot, who stood on a much more left wing […]
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Left Book Club re-launch planned for autumn with first book on Syriza
Jul 25th, 2015 by Newsdesk.Former London mayor Ken Livingstone is among a string of authors set to be published by a new Left Book Club, which launches this autumn. A collective of writers, activists and academics have been working on the project with the radical publisher Pluto Press. The project aims to emulate the original 1936-1948 club in provoking thought […]
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Unite members call for backing for Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader
Jun 12th, 2015 by Newsdesk.United Left, the broad left of Unite the Union to which a majority of the union’s executive council belong, has called on Labour MPs to switch their nomination to Jeremy Corbyn, so that he can achieve the 35 nominations necessary to stand in the leadership election. Martin Mayer, who chairs United Left and is also a member […]
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Jeremy Corbyn makes his pitch for the Labour leadership on Newsnight
Jun 9th, 2015 by Newsdesk.Jeremy Corbyn makes his pitch on Newsnight, interviewed by Evan Davis, answering a wide range of questions: how Labour can win, why austerity lite lost us votes and drove people to UKIP, Green and SNP candidates, what he thinks about the monarchy and why he talked to Sinn Fein.
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4000 UK Uncut members in mass civil disobedience tomorrow in central London
May 29th, 2015 by Newsdesk.UK Uncut is planning a spectacular act of mass disobedience opposing austerity in central London tomorrow, with over 4,000 people expected to attend. Precise details of the action are being kept under wraps, but the group has promised bold, exciting and creative direct action at a prominent location. Protests are also being held in a […]
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Russell Brand urges you to vote Labour
May 4th, 2015 by Newsdesk.Part two of the Brand – Miliband interview is now out (you can see part one here). Complete with a previously un-released part of the previous interview (though it must be said that Ed struggles to get a word in through much of it), it includes an appeal by Brand for everyone to vote Labour – […]
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Fifty leading trade unionists express solidarity with Venezuela
Apr 9th, 2015 by Newsdesk.Fifty leading trade unionists have issued the following statement in support of Venezuela: On March 9 US President Obama signed an executive order declaring “a national emergency with respect to the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States posed by the situation in Venezuela” and imposed a further round […]
