Free the North?
The Northern Independence Party (NIP) is causing quite a stir. James Matthewson, head of communications to Ian Lavery, who chaired the Labour Party from 2017 – 20, has written for…
Why Voting Matters
IF VOTING CHANGED ANYTHING THEY’D MAKE IT ILLEGAL! I used to think this was a clever slogan. But if voting never changed anything what the heck happened with Brexit? And…
Not another manifesto?
This post is inspired by the work of Dave Middleton, especially his most recent blog. I offer it as a contribution to the discussion on what we should do now…
True Lies.
Today I saw an example of a true lie. Every fact in the graphic above is true. The meaning given to those facts is false. This is government misinformation in…
What’s right for the Left?
I recommend Dave Middleton’s blog post Towards Peace and Justice about the recent initiative from Jeremy Corbyn to establish The Project For Peace and Justice. Like Dave I welcome this…
Covid Vaccines “A rare success”
With the exception of the anti-vaxxers and the Covid deniers, most of us will surely welcome the success of the vaccine programme. It is rare success for a government that…
Is the Beeb Biased?
I’ve been trying to think of a way to show that often, when someone attacks the BBC or other broadcasters for not being impartial it’s really because it’s saying something…
Leading Questions for Kier Starmer
UNITY Starmer won the Labour leadership on a simple platform. He was the unity candidate. Corbyn’s leadership had been marked by division that had played badly with voters. This was…
Labour’s Perpetual “Crisis of Antisemitism”
Today we release our #TenPledges, identifying 10 key points we believe Labour needs to sign up to in order to begin healing its relationship with the Jewish community.We would expect…
Postal Votes and the 2019 General Election.
Postal voting has been steadily increasing in the UK, perhaps in line with our aging population. When I delivered Labour Party leaflets to postal voters during the 2019 General Election…