Owen Jones

Uncategorized 27 February, 2018

Burn after reading: Activists set fire to Owen Jones book as row over transgender candidates heats up

Leading members of hard left group the Campaign for Labour Party Democracy are set for a showdown at its AGM this Saturday in a bitter dispute over the status of trans people.

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Parliamentary staff force emergency meeting over abuse claims

Staff in the House of Commons have demanded an extraordinary general meeting of the Parliamentary branch of Unite the union to discuss abuse concerns and agree a plan of action following a week of revelations about the conduct of MPs at Westminster.

Canary promotes ANOTHER right-wing columnist

Last month, The Red Roar revealed that the alt-left site, The Canary, had lifted an article by the right-wing Mail columnist, Peter Hitchens, to attack a human rights organisation. Yesterday, the website used an essay by another right-wing Mail commentator, Peter Oborne, to suggest the BBC is in tow to the ‘Israeli lobby.’

Glasgow members: antisemitism in Labour Party must be stamped out

A Scottish CLP has issued a strong condemnation of antisemitism amongst Labour members and set out steps to tackle it in a move that is being widely praised as a model response to the crisis engulfing the party.