Defeat for Blairites in London – Diane Abbott’s candidacy decisive
The defeat of the Blairite Tessa Jowell in the selection race for to be Labour’s candidate for London mayor is a decisive blow against the Blairite faction of the party.
British Politics
Campaigning to defend Jeremy Corbyn needs to step up a gear
The Labour right is already openly, and covertly, plotting against Jeremy Corbyn. If, as widely expected, he wins the Labour leadership the right’s campaign will only intensify and all those who support anti-austerity, anti-war and anti-racist politics will need to defend him against attack.
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People’s Assembly leads new movement against Tory austerity – join the fight back
A broad mass movement is being built against austerity. Fiona Edwards, a Student Assembly Against Austerity National Organiser, reports on Saturday’s national demonstration and the next steps in building the fightback.
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Labour needs to confront UKIP’s agenda
The following article by Barry Gray, on Labour’s response to UKIP’s rise, originally appeared on Left Futures.
In the wake of UKIP’s electoral advance, both at this year’s General Election and last year’s European Parliament election, the Labour Party has come under growing pressure, from inside and outside its own ranks, to adapt to UKIP’s anti-immigrant and English nationalist agenda.