The British general election has produced an impressive list of casualties. Theresa May may survive for the time being but her gamble on a snap election so as to increase her majority – and her authority, especially in the forthcoming Brexit talks – has spectacularly misfired. Even with the support of the Democratic Unionist Party […]
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Two key reasons for Corbyn’s stunning advance
Jun 22nd, 2017 by Tom O Leary.This post first appeared on Socialist Economic Bulletin. Under Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership the Labour Party has staged a stunning revival, prevented Theresa May achieving a landslide which she would have claimed as a mandate for ‘Hard Brexit’ and has caused a crisis of Tory government which will make it harder to make new cuts in […]
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Why far-right terrorism is on the rise
Jun 22nd, 2017 by Phil Burton-Cartledge.And here we are again. Another day, another terror attack with one dead and eight others injured. Though, on this occasion it’s definitely not Islamist-inspired. According to witnessesthe man who rammed worshippers leaving Finsbury Park Mosque screamed “Kill me, kill me, I want to kill all Muslims”. It’s to the credit of the traumatised crowd […]
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Labour MPs to table Queen’s speech amendment for votes at 16
Jun 21st, 2017 by James Elliott.Labour peers and MPs are planning to table a range of amendments to the Queen’s speech. Due to the government only having a majority of 13, a rebellion of 7 Tory or DUP MPs on a specific issue would give Labour a victory. The Queen’s Speech itself is expected to be “wafer thin”, as Andrew […]
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Can Theresa May survive?
Jun 21st, 2017 by Phil Burton-Cartledge.Theresa May is determined to grab the worst Prime Minister ever crown from her predecessor, at least if her incompetence over the Grenfell tragedy is anything to go by. Her initial visit to the site to meet emergency service workers but pointedly not surviving residents was incredibly cold, and incredibly damaging. For millions, May’s behaviour […]
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The Conservatives have opened candidate selection early – Labour should too
Jun 16th, 2017 by James Elliott.The Conservative Party have opened candidate selection unusually early, it has been reported, in order to ensure that as many candidates are in place in the likely event of an early General Election either in the autumn or in 2018. On Wednesday CCHQ Head of Candidates Gareth Fox is said to have emailed previous candidates asking them […]
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A nation divided
Jun 16th, 2017 by Ewan Gibbs.The June 2017 general election will be remembered as an occasion where the political map of the UK was dramatically and unexpectedly redrawn. This was the case no more than in Scotland where the outcome indicates the birth of a three-party system. The major headline was the SNP losing its hegemonic status, going from 56 […]
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Reflections on the General Election in Scotland
Jun 15th, 2017 by Dexter Govan.After last nights results, pundits from across the political spectrum will today be racing to produce their analysis. In that vein, here’s mine: Scotland last night represented a victory of sorts for Labour. It was a vindication for the left of the party and in particular the Campaign for Socialism. The result means the decline […]
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Labour and 21st century class politics
Jun 14th, 2017 by Phil Burton-Cartledge.It’s taken me almost a week to write about Labour’s result, that’s how shocked I was. Just as that exit poll plunged millions of Labour supporters into gloomy depression in 2015, the one from last Thursday was an occasion of such jubilation that it will live on in the party’s collective memory forever. I know […]
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What has Yvette Cooper ever done to deserve Diane Abbott’s job?
Jun 13th, 2017 by Huda Elmi.In the wake of Jeremy Corbyn’s triumph, Yvette Cooper is said to be eyeing up the position of Shadow Home Secretary in the upcoming reshuffle. This comes after resigning from the Shadow Cabinet almost two years ago, as a rebellious sign of discontent with Corbyn’s leadership. In 2016, Diane Abbott was appointed to serve in that role […]
