News and developments from the Labour Party and labour movement
Paul Eteson a short appreciation of the career of Ken Livingstone In May Ken Livingstone resigned from the Labour Party, having been a high profile target of the right wing for many years. A long standing leading politician on Labour’s left, he became a bane of the right through taking on and defeating in… Continue reading Ken Livingstone – A short appreciation
Review by Keith Veness Briefing founder and former ILEA and Islington councillor. The hounding out of the Labour Party of Ken Livingstone over the ridiculous charge that he was “anti-semitic” reached its crescendo just as the last issue of BRIEFING went to the printers so we couldn’t comment in great detail. The “inquisition” of someone… Continue reading Beyond Our Ken
Ken Livingstone was the first major UK political leader to support full LGBT+ equality. And he went much further. As GLC leader, in 1981 he spoke to Harrow Gay Unity Group, where he challenged heterosexist assumptions head on, declaring: "Everyone is bisexual. Almost everyone has the sexual potential for anything." This was an unprecedented act… Continue reading LGBT the protests go on
Rachel Garnham CLP representative on Labour's National Executive Since my election to Labour’s National Executive Committee in January 2018, I have found being an NEC member somewhat frustrating but with much room for optimism. The day after my election I attended a meeting of the Equalities Committee, Disputes Panel and Organisation Committee – in at… Continue reading A View from the NEC
Statement from the LB Editorial Board The Labour Briefing Co-operative is shocked and saddened at the decision of the Momentum national leadership to withdraw support for NEC candidate Peter Willsman. Briefing continues to call for support for all 9 pro-Corbyn candidates: Yasmine Dar, Huda Elmi, Rachel Garnham, Ann Henderson, Jon Lansman, Nav Mishra, Claudia Webbe,… Continue reading Support Peter Willsman
Mick Carney President, TSSA TSSA held this years annual delegate conference in Leicester for the first time since 1889. Once again the farce that is railway privatisation was high on the agenda, as it has been since 1996. In his address to Conference The President condemned East Coast as the Hokey Cokey line. In, out,… Continue reading TSSA Conference
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