Has the Labour front bench ‘taken almost £650,000 from private health companies’? Back in the day I used to spend quite a lot of time (probably more than was strictly necessary) debunking… Continue reading “Has the Labour front bench ‘taken almost £650,000 from private health companies’?”…
Labour MP was intimidated with antisemitic graffiti, police claim On 22 November, in a subsequently deleted tweet, Labour MP Feryal Clark denounced the spraying of graffiti on the shutters of her… Continue reading “Labour MP was intimidated with antisemitic graffiti, police claim”…
Pam Bromley and the Rothschilds Over the years I’ve had a few online spats with a former Labour councillor from Rossendale, one Pam Bromley. The… Continue reading “Pam Bromley and the Rothschilds”…
‘Give the pop stars a fairer share of the country’s wealth!’ The Beatles and the Taxman The reissue of Revolver in a new and expanded edition, fifty-six years after its original appearance, has reinforced my view… Continue reading “‘Give the pop stars a fairer share of the country’s wealth!’ The Beatles and the Taxman”…
Antisemitism and the Brick Lane mural: A retrospective assessment It’s ten years since the creation, and rapid obliteration, of a now infamous mural off Brick Lane in East London.… Continue reading “Antisemitism and the Brick Lane mural: A retrospective assessment”…
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… Continue reading “Corbyn and the peace prize: Skwawkbox embarrasses the Left again”…
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… Continue reading “How not to improve the Labour Party’s relationship with the Jewish community”…
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… Continue reading “Brighton Labour councillors targeted in antisemitism witch-hunt”…
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,… Continue reading “What happened to Adam Langleben?”…
A tale of two cities — double standards over the ‘liberation’ of Aleppo and Mosul Last year’s bloody destruction of eastern Aleppo by the Assad regime and its allies received massive media coverage in the… Continue reading “A tale of two cities — double standards over the ‘liberation’ of Aleppo and Mosul”…