Brazilian politics is in flux, with a dramatic and alarming rise of the radical right. To help understand the background … More
Category: History
Chuka Umunna, Labour and institutional racism
By Rida Vaquas Whilst I understand the intent behind resisting opportunistic weaponisations of legitimate issues such as Chuka Umunna declaring … More
How Frank Field helped the Tories in Wallasey and got away with it (until now)
Frank Field’s right-wing politics, contempt for Labour Party members and disloyalty to the party itself have been well documented in … More
When John McDonnell urged Labour councils to stand up and fight
This article, entitled “Rate-capping – Open up the second front” was published in 1985 in Labour Briefing magazine – when … More
Shut up and don’t criticise? Kinnockism and Corbyn
By Mark Osborn, Lewisham East CLP In the 1980s and 90s the union bureaucrats and Labour leadership piled up pressure … More
The impacts of May ’68: out of sync in Britain
By Martin Thomas The French upheaval of 1968 had a great impact in Britain, both industrially and politically. The shame … More
Would the miners’ strike have been illegal under Corbyn’s union laws?
By Rick Parnet Would the kind of action British miners took in their great strike in 1984-5 remain illegal under … More
Celebrate May ’68!
By Rida Vaquas May 1968 has become a symbol, its force neutered by remodelling it as cathartic fantasy. When Gucci … More
Reimagining local government
By Simon Hannah, Tooting CLP Around 100 people attended the London Momentum conference, “Reimagining Local Government: London for the many … More