Keir and the coronavirus crank: Why Starmer’s leftwing critics were wrong
One of the bizarre features of the much-publicised clash between Keir Starmer and Bath pub landlord Rod Humphris, which took…
Month: April 2021
Corbyn and the peace prize: Skwawkbox embarrasses the Left again
Labour MP Chris Williamson made an appearance on the Daily Politics show yesterday to vigorously defend the view that there…
How not to improve the Labour Party’s relationship with the Jewish community
The Jewish News has reported that “Hampstead and Kilburn Labour MP Tulip Siddiq will push for a new ‘truly independent’ review of the Labour…
Brighton Labour councillors targeted in antisemitism witch-hunt
The hysteria over antisemitism in the Labour Party shows no sign of abating. There has been a renewed outbreak in…
Why try to take baby from EDL member but not from ‘terrorists’?
The question is posed by Ted Jeory in the Sunday Express. The English Defence League member in question is one…
Dorset Eye and conspiracies — how a leftwing website mistook satire for fact
If you spend much time on social media you can often come away with the impression that the entire left…
Maajid Nawaz, free speech and the hypocrisy of Quilliam
Last week the Camden New Journal published a report on the campaign to persuade the Liberal Democrats to remove Quilliam’s…
How did Boris Johnson get elected as mayor of London?
Writing in the Spectator, James Kirkup argues that, while Boris Johnson is today a Marmite figure whose hardline right-wing Brexiteer…
What happened to Adam Langleben?
Whatever happened to Adam Langleben? That’s the question I put to Stephane Savary, vice-chair of the misnamed Jewish Labour Movement,…
Some reflections on the Socialist Labour League
By G. Healy From the March 1960 issue of the Socialist Labour League’s internal bulletin Forum. IT IS now almost…