Communists want to see the Labour Party completely transformed, writes James Turley. Labour’s leadership contest is now properly underway, with the opening of nominations on May 24. Aspiring candidates will have to secure the consent of 33 Labour MPs in order to go to the vote later this year. According to the Labour Party’s website, David Miliband ...
Ben Lewis reviews Labour Representation Committee’s ‘A people’s agenda: a pamphlet for the general election 2010’* pp12, donation The Labour Representation Committee has been stepping up its activity for the election. A campaign of the Labour left whose most prominent leader is John McDonnell MP, the LRC is unsurprisingly calling for a Labour vote across the ...
Prepare for a political fightback, writes James Turley On Saturday April 10, thousands are to gather in central London to march in defence of public services. The march is supported by all the major trade unions, and the organised left is, of course, expected to be out in force. It is not difficult to see why. The ...
The Labour Representation Committee has just published a list of Labour candidates that it will be actively supporting in the coming general election. It is a starting point, argues Ben Lewis The Labour Representation Committee’s January 13 press release on the general election highlights the weak position the Labour left currently finds itself in. This in ...