By Jenny Walker, Penrith and Border Labour Youth Officer For some time now, the political commentariat has treated Copeland constituency … More
Category: February 2017 by elections
“Nine out of ten candidates must be workers, still on the job”
This is how radical socialists saw the question of working-class representation in electoral politics in the early 1920s: “In order … More
Labour’s left – it’s crunch time
By Simon Hannah, Wandsworth Momentum activist and Tooting CLP joint secretary The defeat at Copeland inevitably ushered in another round … More
The Labour left – which way forward?
By Ed Potts 1. The recent by-elections show that the Corbyn leadership has run out of steam. This need not … More
Stoke and Copeland – some next day analysis
Three analyses from Labour left activists Tom Harris (Lewisham Momentum activist) 1. While it’s very good Labour won in Stoke, … More
More on the Copeland by-election
The Clarion has carried several articles about the Copeland by-election, most recently this “Report from the Copeland campaign trail” – … More
Report from the Copeland campaign trail
By John Jones A quirk of circumstance has seen me able put considerable time into the Labour campaign for the … More
18 February Momentum rally cancelled – everyone to Stoke and Copeland!
Ed Whitby, Momentum national committee Northern region rep When the Momentum office carried out its coup two weeks ago, declaring … More