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Progress is Saving Labour by Colluding with the Tories
The latest instalment of the ongoing saga that sees the right wing of the Labour Party going all out to make the party unelectable under the current leader. Since changing the Party rules didn’t get rid of him, they’re now conspiring with the Tories to wipe the party out electorally.… Read the rest
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Why did Jeremy Corbyn Sack Hilary Benn?
Ever wondered just what pushed Jeremy Corbyn to sack Hilary Benn? Particularly since Corbyn had been exerting a lot of effort to keep the Shadow Cabinet together? This might be the answer. It’s a report of a press briefing held by Seumus Milne on 5 January 2015.… Read the rest
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Settling scores in the Parliamentary Labour Party
There’s been a bit of talk about settling scores after the leadership election. From the coup plotters breaking away and going to court to take the brand and the assets with it, to removing the whip from the 171 MPs who triggered this latest leadership challenge.… Read the rest
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Some people don’t vote for policies, they vote for a brand
Branding is insidious. It’s used by people as a shorthand for aspiration and to show others how they define themselves. We see it with the popularity of iPhone, Nike and the other big names in the commercial world but did you realise that politics is a brand too?… Read the rest
