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James Elliott

Labour Friends of Israel continues to whitewash war crimes

James Elliott
30 June, 2015

551 Palestinian children were killed by Israeli forces last summer

A radical new direction for the NUS?

James Elliott
17 April, 2014

The logic of a radical vision for democratic education is winning students over, writes James Elliott.

Selling-off the loan book would be the government’s most outrageous attack on students yet, so why aren’t we more concerned?

James Elliott
12 November, 2013

It shouldn’t be left up to ordinary students to organise against the privatisation of the student loan book. We both need and deserve better from NUS.

This attempt to move the Tories leftward is a sign that Labour’s message is hitting home

James Elliott
2 October, 2013

If some Tories feel they can’t move further rightwards than mass housebuilding, higher minimum wages and tough corporate regulations, then wouldn’t their triumph really represent a triumph for Labour and social democracy?

The idea of paying £25 to see a GP is cruel, but nothing is unthinkable under this government

James Elliott
29 July, 2013

Nye Bevan has been rolling in his grave so much this year I doubt he can remember whether he’s facing up or down. After NHS privatisation was finally sealed in April, the principal of free and publicly accountable universal healthcare is now being further undermined by talk of GPs charging patients for their appointments.

The ‘arms for dictators’ scandal isn’t new. It is cross-party, well-established and has been going on for too long

James Elliott
18 July, 2013

The fringe issue of arms export criteria became headline news yesterday, with the Independent’s splash on an ‘arms for dictators’ scandal.

Why is Liam Byrne so keen to out-do the Tories on social security cuts?

James Elliott
17 July, 2013

It is well known these cuts have been savage, unfair, and that they seriously affect the disabled. But what if they actually targeted the disabled, hitting them the hardest, piling all the harshest cuts on the services that are actually the most vital?

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