Lambeth Council leader Steve Reed’s comprehensive victory in last night's Croydon North by-election gave the Co-operative Party its highest ever total of sponsored MPs at Westminster. Standing as the Labour/Co-op candidate in the election caused by the death of popular former MP Malcolm Wicks, Mr Reed took almost 65...
I am not a big fan of Westminster or of Trump but I salute John Bercow for standing up to the reptile that is Donald. Watch as the Tories sit motionless whilst the rest of those present applaud. Always the litmus test for the level of narcissism and destructiveness....
Families in the UK are among the worst off in Europe when it comes to housing costs. One in six people in the UK (16.5%) are overburdened by housing costs, according to findings published by the European Union. This means they are spending more than 40% of their income...
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A century ago, the UK was dominated by the Liberal and Conservative parties. Both of which were political constructions of the rich designed to benefit the rich. However, following electoral reforms that allowed more British men and, later, women, to get the vote the independent Labour Movement arose...
"They don't want you. They want Emma. They want Jeremy. I don't want you. My son doesn't want you. My daughter doesn't want you. My wife doesn't want you. The dead doesn't want you." Douglas James
Conservative MEP Julie Girling has roundly rejected a suggestion by Spain that it could offer a joint-sovereignty arrangement to Gibraltar in the event of Britain leaving the European Union. https://www.euractiv.com/ section/uk-europe/news/spain- suggest-joint-sovereignty- over-gibraltar-in-case-of- brexit/ Mrs Girling said: "I returned from a visit to Gibraltar last week with one message ringing...
The Third Way march, with their Icons in “yes we can” Shepard Fairey style!
WRITTEN BY HISAM ASHKAR, translated by Laila Attar and Ubiydah Mobarak
News of the visits of fascist and far-right groups to Syria, to show solidarity with the regime, have recently started to emerge, especially with the beginning of...
So the Greek parliament has submitted to the Troika ‘fiscal waterboarding’ and agreed to the terms of a new ‘bailout’ program that will tie the Greek economy to the rule of the Euro institutions and the IMF for at least three years. And will mean that the majority of...
