31 years after we kicked the BNP off the Isle of Dogs, the fascists are back. They will always be back. The target keeps changing though. In 1993/4 the enemy, apparently, was homeless families. Now it is refugees. There were refugees in the late '90s, but they weren't 'the enemy' then. Now, after decades of… Continue reading Fascists return to the Isle of Dogs
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Time to prepare and plan for a new future – John Finucane MP
The recent election on 4 July saw Sinn Féin return as the largest party from the north in Westminster, alongside being the largest party in local councils and the Assembly. Since 2022, our electoral successes have strengthened our mandate and most importantly, our ability to deliver for workers and families. Michelle O’Neill is now in… Continue reading Time to prepare and plan for a new future – John Finucane MP
Support Corbyn’s reinstatement
John Stewart writes: Twenty eight MPs from the Socialist Campaign Group have released a statement welcoming Jeremy Corbyn’s reinstatement as a Labour Party member by an NEC Panel and calling for the Labour Whip to be restored to him in Parliament. The statement follows on from the original call from 18 SCG MPs in October… Continue reading Support Corbyn’s reinstatement
America Divided Against Itself
There may be trouble ahead, warns Richard Price, Leyton and Wanstead CLP That Donald Trump will spend the next two months trying to subvert the verdict of voters is not in doubt. While his legal challenges look increasingly desperate and several have already run aground, he will be busy trying to sabotage the incoming administration,… Continue reading America Divided Against Itself
Reproductive Rights
Lisa Hallgarten and Jayne Kavanagh consider what more do we need than choice. Three years ago we celebrated the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Abortion Act. This piece of legislation was hailed as making a vital contribution to public health, bringing access to safe, legal abortion to women across the UK – with the shameful… Continue reading Reproductive Rights
Nearly Man
Richard Price, Leyton and Wanstead CLP reviews This Land: The Story of a Movement by Owen Jones. Allen Lane 352 pp £20 I first met Owen Jones in 2000, when aged 16 – preternaturally gifted and confident – he attended a couple of meetings I helped organise. Our paths crossed when he worked for John… Continue reading Nearly Man
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