By Andrew Clayworth, Rushcliffe CLP member. [Editorial note: Twenty councillors in Browtowe, a local authority in Nottinghamshire, resigned from the Labour Party last week. They formed the
Category: Britain
Starmer blames bats and newts – but who are the real ‘blockers’?
As Sir Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner seek to blame bats and newts for delays to major infrastructure and housing projects, TIM HARRIS looks at
Miners’ Strike 1984-5 – Weeks 36-41 Update
Throughout this 40th anniversary year of the miners’ strike, Left Horizons will publish regular bulletins on important issues and developments that occurred during the strike
From Mark Langabeer (Hastings and Rye Labour member) This will be my last letter for 2024. Christmas is usually a time when people seek good
Editorial: Starmer/Reeves policies tailor-made for Reform UK
Although Nigel Farage’s party, Reform UK, won only five seats in the last general election, that was only due to the peculiarities of the British
From Ray Goodspeed Looking at Wes Streeting’s performance in the House of Commons while announcing the ban on puberty blockers and taking questions, it is
TV Review: Panorama – ‘The Water Company’s Murky Business’
Mark Langabeer watched the recent BBC 1 Panorama documentary which can be seen here Severn Trent is considered a highly profitable water company. The CEO
By Left Horizons supporters in UNISON The left grouping Time for Real Change is supporting Andrea Egan, currently a member of the NEC, for general
By Andy Ford, Unite rep Labour’s New Deal for Working People, now rebranded as Labour’s Plan to Make Work Pay, is currently making its way
Editorial: Starmer’s six ‘milestones: words, words, words
Starmer’s speech last Wednesday was the latest rebrand. We had his ‘ten pledges’ when he fought for the Labour leadership…and they were immediately binned when
