It was with a heavy heart that Labour Uncut uncovered a little-reported nugget from seasoned east end politics commentator Ted Jeory: the expulsion of five Tower Hamlets councillors from the Labour party. Actually, no. It was rather with delighted surprise and relief. At last. One of the councillors, Shahed Ali, tried to compare their floor-crossing… Continue reading Labour has the chance now to reject race politics in Tower Hamlets – it should take it
Month: July 2012
Soothing factional politics within Labour: 9/10. Connecting with the public: 2/10
Durham Miners’ Gala – view of the platform I’ll let you into a guilty secret: I’m a sucker for brass bands. As a Yorkshireman who grew up about thirty miles from Durham, and a Labour activist with half my family from South Wales, I am still stirred by the solidarity thing. I probably have as… Continue reading Soothing factional politics within Labour: 9/10. Connecting with the public: 2/10
Labour approaches a tipping point
“The future is unwritten” said Joe Strummer. He was right. We really can change the future: really. Because politics is driven by people and events. That said, many of these people and events are in turn, whether we like it or not, driven by power. It’s significant that even the word tends to bring to… Continue reading Labour approaches a tipping point