Briefing

Briefing meal with Apsana Begum MP

Support original Labour Briefing Wednesday 30th November, 7.30-10pm.Join us at the Spice Merchants Indian Restaurant, 38 Salter Street, London E14 8BHnext door to Westferry DLR station.Guest speaker: Apsana Begum MPTickets £25 In these difficult times for the left, both locally, nationally and internationally, an independent left voice for the labour movement is needed more than… Continue reading Briefing meal with Apsana Begum MP

Briefing, Labour Party

Suspension of Naomi Wimborne-Idrissi

Labour Briefing Co-op deplores the suspension of newly elected NEC member Naomi Wimborne-Idrissi. This is clearly intended to frustrate the democratic decision of members and draw attention away from the shocking contents of Al Jazeera's The Labour Files which contains a wealth of information on the shocking persecution of Jewish socialists within the party. Below… Continue reading Suspension of Naomi Wimborne-Idrissi

Briefing

Labour NEC elections

Voting for the Labour Party National Executive Committee (NEC) and other internal party elections is now underway until 30th August. Please support the Grassroots 5 candidates (#Grassroots5) who are standing on a programme of radical policies and support for internal Labour Party democracy (more details here).The Grassroots 5 candidates are: Jess Barnard Gemma Bolton Yasmine… Continue reading Labour NEC elections

Briefing, World

Ukraine: oppose escalation of the war

The war in Ukraine grinds on with no end in sight. Russian military failings of both logistics and morale, determined Ukrainian resistance and Western military assistance, short of direct involvement, all suggest a long, attritional haul. Without giving credence to Western intelligence briefings or Ukrainian government spin, it is arguable that, without escalation of an… Continue reading Ukraine: oppose escalation of the war

Briefing, Labour Party

NEC elections – left needs steadfastness, Palestinian style

Naomi Wimborne-Idrissi sets out her platform for the Labour Party NEC elections. Let me introduce Rosa Gomez. She comes from Colombia where she was the victim of a shooting in 2010, presumed to be a political assassination attempt, because she campaigned against human rights abuses in the country . She lost her sight, her left… Continue reading NEC elections – left needs steadfastness, Palestinian style