Oxford Labour Students and anti-Semitism: a post script

A brief thought about this, having just read this piece by my good comrade Dan Fox: At time of writing, six days on from the row described in my last post, what has Labour done about the rampant anti-Semitism happening in Oxford, which symbolises something terribly wrong amongst its membership? Has it prompted a comment… Continue reading Oxford Labour Students and anti-Semitism: a post script

Anti-Semitism: head-in-the-sand Labour still does not see the danger

On Monday, the chair of Oxford University Labour Club, starting point for generations of Labour cabinet ministers, resigned, claiming a number of his fellow Labour Students were showing anti-Semitic behaviour. Which begs a reasonable question: should the British left, and Labour in particular, be worried about the resurgence of anti-Semitism? Or is this all just… Continue reading Anti-Semitism: head-in-the-sand Labour still does not see the danger

The Tories are within 4 points of Scottish Labour. What a time to try to outflank the SNP from the left

The UK’s national media, not to mention Labour Uncut and this blog, have not spoken much about Scotland recently but, as the gaze of Britain’s political machine turns briefly northwards, as it does every four years, that will change. It is right that it will, and this time it should not be brief. This is not… Continue reading The Tories are within 4 points of Scottish Labour. What a time to try to outflank the SNP from the left