Crowds of young people at Glastonbury this year have been spontaneously erupting into chants of ‘Oh, Jeremy Corbyn!’
Nothing so symbolises the political earthquake brought about by Jeremy Corbyn’s dramatic campaign in the recent British general election. Crowds of young people at a music festival chanting the name of a sixty eight year old white male Labour politician! This is unprecedented – more normal would be to be booed or ignored. Indeed there […]
In September 2015, Jeremy Corbyn won the Labour leadership election with a landslide 59.5% of the vote. A surge of new members and supporters joining the party during the leadership campaign resulted in about 550,000 people being eligible to vote in the contest.
In September 2015, Jeremy Corbyn won the Labour leadership election with a landslide 59.5% of the vote. A surge of new members and supporters joining the party during the leadership campaign resulted in about 550,000 people being eligible to vote in the contest. At the time former leader, Ed Miliband, said “Jeremy has won a […]
With 12 nations bombing Syria Brian O’ Boyle investigates the brutal history of Imperialism and explains that war is terrorism on a massive scale. Western Imperialism is the world’s biggest terror outfit. It involves using capitalist state power and military superiority to oppress foreign populations, occupy their land and exploit their assets. Over the course […]
For more than a hundred years the socialist movement has debated the issue of reform or revolution. Some people say the debate is ‘old hat’ and ‘boring’ and we should ‘move beyond it’.
What is reformism? For more than a hundred years the socialist movement has debated the issue of reform or revolution. Some people say the debate is ‘old hat’ and ‘boring’ and we should ‘move beyond it’. In fact many recent developments, including the election of the Syriza government in Greece followed by its capitulation to […]
From 200/1 at the beginning Jeremy Corbyn came through to achieve a stunning victory in the British Labour election contest. Not only did he win but he won absolutely decisively, polling 59% to his nearest rival’s 19% with the most right wing and Blairite candidate, Liz Kendall, finishing last with only 4.5%.
From 200/1 at the beginning Jeremy Corbyn came through to achieve a stunning victory in the British Labour election contest. Not only did he win but he won absolutely decisively, polling 59% to his nearest rival’s 19% with the most right wing and Blairite candidate, Liz Kendall, finishing last with only 4.5%. There is no […]
All the evidence is pointing to left wing candidate Jeremy Corbyn winning the contest for the leadership of the British Labour Party, results of which are due to be announced on 12 September.
All the evidence is pointing to left wing candidate Jeremy Corbyn winning the contest for the leadership of the British Labour Party, results of which are due to be announced on 12 September. To say this is surprising to the British political establishment is to put it mildly. Corbyn had hardly any support among Labour […]
Speech Transcript: Jeremy Corbyn and the Fight Against Austerity Transcript of a talk given by Michael Collins at a public meeting in Derry on Wednesday 2nd of September.
Speech Transcript: Jeremy Corbyn and the Fight Against Austerity Transcript of a talk given by Michael Collins at a public meeting in Derry on Wednesday 2nd of September. Thanks for the opportunity to speak. Just to start, I’d like you to cast your mind back just four months ago to the Westminster election. I don’t […]