In yet another example of the lion laying down with the lamb, last Saturday say Jeremy Corbyn deliver a keynote speech at Progress conference. Yes, read that again. Jeremy Corbyn. Keynote. Progress conference. Debate rages whether it’s broken, but everyone can agree that politics has definitely got weird. That speech then, yes. Not a great […]
Posts Tagged ‘Jeremy Corbyn’
Labour would have done better without a campaign to undermine Jeremy
May 15th, 2016 by Christine Shawcroft.How many successful elections has Jeremy Corbyn got to preside over before his critics concede he may have something going for him? And when are they going to run out of excuses to explain away his results? Last summer, as people flocked to join his campaign in their tens of thousands, packing out his meetings […]
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A good start, a long way to go but Labour is on the way
May 6th, 2016 by Jon Lansman.In his first national electoral test, Jeremy Corbyn has made a really good start and results are better than expected, with a strong swing in Labour’s favour since the general election. Last May, the Tories led by 7%. When Jeremy became leader last September that lead had swollen to 15% in some polls.
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Corbyn’s speech: We need a democratic, anti-austerity, reformed European Union
Apr 14th, 2016 by Jeremy Corbyn.This is the text of Jeremy Corbyn’s speech to the Senate House in London this morning The people of this country face a historic choice on 23 June whether to remain part of the European Union, or to leave. I welcome the fact that that decision is now in the hands of the British people. Indeed, […]
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How to avoid [expletive deleted] disasters for Labour
Mar 28th, 2016 by David Osland.Unless and until Jeremy Corbyn initiates the secret bombing of Cambodia and orders a break-in to bug the phones at Progress HQ, I’m inclined to disregard any proffered comparisons between him and Richard Nixon. But that’s the level of hyperbole to which one unnamed MP stooped last week, following publication of a hitlist of ostensibly […]
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Peter Willsman reports from Labour’s March executive
Mar 18th, 2016 by Peter Willsman.National Executive Committee 15 March 2016 The main item on the agenda, referred from the January National Executive Committee (NEC), was to review and amend the NEC’s governance. This includes the NEC’s Terms of Reference, Subcommittee Protocols, and the NEC’s Standing Orders. John McDonnell was also down to attend his first NEC meeting.
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What will the local elections mean for Labour and Jeremy Corbyn?
Jan 31st, 2016 by Phil Burton-Cartledge.Is it too early to write about this? Seeing as everyone is talking about how this year’s contest is a test for Jeremy, I’d like to briefly visit three push-me-pull-you factors that could have an impact. Local elections, local politics In the equivalent elections in 2012, we were just coming off the back of Osborne’s […]
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Corbyn and the Israel/Islam/Putin/Trident critique
Jan 29th, 2016 by David Osland.An entire journalistic cottage industry now exists (such as here and here and here and here) devoted to making the claim that Jeremy Corbyn is an overgrown adolescent CNDer harbouring a lingering atavistic attachment to Russian nationalism, with participants frequently coming as close as libel laws permit to averring outright anti-semitism on the Labour leader’s part. […]
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What Labour now needs is informed debate
Jan 24th, 2016 by David Pavett.Everyone, even people who opposed him, understand that the election of Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader was a signal of a deep desire for change among Labour members and supporters. I have never agreed with all Jeremy Corbyn’s views but I was pleased to vote for him and, on reflection, I am glad that I […]
