Leader of the Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn has announced plans to scrap further education tuition fees and to bring back maintenance grants for university students, ahead of the general election. The Independent later revealed footage of Mr. Corbyn’s right-hand man, Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell, explaining his desire to scrap university tuition fees ‘once and for […]
John McDonnell
From trampoline to World War III
Whilst lying on my trampoline one day, I watched a plane drift across an otherwise perfect blue sky. It was a small plane without contrails and, with its long wings curved at the ends, I thought it looked something like a WWII plane. It was only a single mark on a cold sky, but what […]
What next for the Labour Party?
Following Corbyn’s re-coronation, Labour MPs must now decide whether to accept the legitimised mandate of Jeremy Corbyn, or risk collapsing the only capable opposition to the Tories. Despite mass resignation, an overwhelming vote of no confidence, cabinet sackings and a particularly ugly leadership election, it seems that Mr Corbyn has proven his worth. Nonetheless, loud, […]
Why does Jeremy Corbyn create so much controversy?
On 24 September at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, Jeremy Corbyn was elected Labour leader for the second time. Roundly thrashing Owen Smith, Corbyn increased his percentage of the vote from 59.5 per cent in 2015 to 61.8 per cent in 2016 – even more impressive given that almost 85,000 more voted in 2016. The leadership […]
An interview with John McDonnell MP: On Corbyn and coups
Disclosure: I am an Owen Smith activist; I made no effort to hide this during the interview. The organiser also knew this to be true before the interview A deluge of applause rushed over the rouge pews of the packed out theatre, the acclamation rolling down to the lectern where John McDonnell stood, in the spirit of […]