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Protest the Saudi state visit! - Wed 31st October

jonesythered Tue Oct 30, 2007 at 01:51:49 PM GMT Facebook

Join Labour MPs, Murad Qureshi AM, campaigners such as Peter Tatchell, Sandy Mitchell (former British prisoner in Saudi Arabia) and Yahya Al-Faifi (an exiled Saudi trade unionist) in a protest against the Saudi regime outside the Saudi Embassy this Wednesday from 6pm-8pm.

CBI Chief appointed to government

jonesythered Fri Jun 29, 2007 at 12:49:12 PM GMT Facebook

What a disgrace.

New left blog

jonesythered Tue Jun 26, 2007 at 12:34:19 AM GMT Facebook

I've just joined the left blogosphere: laboursfightback.blogspot.com

Launch of COF-UP!

jonesythered Fri Jun 22, 2007 at 05:05:26 PM GMT Facebook

The Socialist Youth Network is launching the COalition Fighting Unfair Pay - a campaign to fight for a real Living Wage for all workers.

Labour Shifts Left

jonesythered Sun Jun 03, 2007 at 01:28:10 AM GMT Facebook

A new YouGov poll for the Sunday Times has revealed that both Labour party members and trade unionists are drastically to the left of the party leadership.

McDonnell: We must learn the lessons

jonesythered Sat May 05, 2007 at 11:18:18 AM GMT Facebook

We must learn the lessons

John McDonnell
Comment is Free

The trend in recent years has been for Labour to dip at local elections, but to bounce back at general elections. However this cycle is unsustainable: at each election that dip is getting deeper, and our recovery less. On the basis of last night, the best we could hope for is a hung parliament at the next election.

Return of the broad church

jonesythered Mon Apr 30, 2007 at 12:37:14 AM GMT Facebook

Return of the broad church
A leadership contest would be good for our democracy - and good for Labour too

John McDonnell
Monday April 30, 2007
Guardian

As the prime minister leaves office, what could be more natural than Labour party supporters wanting a say in where the party should go next, especially after 10 years in power? Why then do Gordon Brown's supporters appear intent on avoiding a leadership election in which party members and trade unionists can participate? Perhaps it isn't the fear of losing that worries them but anxiety about what a leadership election could bring forth.

John4Leader endorsements

jonesythered Mon Apr 16, 2007 at 06:58:03 PM GMT Facebook

More endorsements for John McDonnell's grassroots campaign for the Labour leadership have been published.

John4Leader: CALLING ALL TRADE UNIONISTS, SOCIALISTS, ACTIVISTS...

jonesythered Fri Apr 06, 2007 at 10:52:33 AM GMT Facebook

The John4Leader campaign has sent out a message urging all supporters to join the Labour party in order to get a vote in the forthcoming leadership election.

Please pass on this message as far as possible.

Huge numbers have already joined or rejoined the party - but time is fast running out to join if you want to have a vote!