Woke-Bashing of the Week: The ‘queen of woke’? A headline built on a derogatory nickname by an anonymous source
A successful woman associated with inclusion initiatives makes for an even more convenient villain.
Labour
The Labour leadership must restore party democracy
Andy McDonald MP warns that Keir Starmer’s leadership is narrowing participation, muting voices, and undermining Labour’s internal democracy
Unite general secretary says trade union would say ‘no thanks’ to affiliating to Labour now
Unite, Labour’s largest trade union affiliate, may reconsider its relationship with the party
Breaking: Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar calls for Keir Starmer to resign
Ahead of the Holyrood elections in May, Sarwar said the leadership in Downing Street is too much of a distraction and has to change
Here’s how Labour figures and unions have reacted to Morgan McSweeney’s resignation
Figures within Labour have unanimously said McSweeney was right to step down, but some are now calling for Keir Starmer to follow his lead
Lee Anderson reminded of his own political defections, after post asking if Oswald Mosley was a Labour MP
“As I understand it Mosley dumped his Labour tendencies when the world of fascism beckoned – remind you of anyone 30p…?”
Zack Polanski Learned What Starmer Refuses To: Every Good Story Needs a Villain
Labour is failing to make a compelling case against the far-right, argues progressive campaigns adviser India Thorogood
Labour MPs and groups react to Mandelson’s US ambassador appointment and Epstein ties
“While working people faced the fallout of a financial crisis he helped manage, he was exchanging power and access with a convicted criminal.”
Andy Burnham would have given Labour ‘commanding lead’ in Gorton and Denton by-election, new polling reveals
The poll predicts that Labour would win by TWENTY percentage points with Burnham as their candidate
There’s no “iron law” that Labour must lose the Gorton and Denton by-election
Labour won Gorton and Denton with a 13,000 majority in 2024. Jon Trickett MP argues that to win it again, the government must urgently change direction.