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The insufferable coverage of last week’s by-elections pantomime sadly reflects the barrel-scraping media state we’re in.. By Dr Richard House

February 28, 2017September 2, 2017 - by Unity - Leave a Comment

The insufferable coverage of last week’s by-elections pantomime sadly reflects the barrel-scraping media state we’re in, with only this newspaper offering commentary on the current conjuncture that refuses to join …

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The Left Can Win! – By Simon Wellavize

February 27, 2017September 2, 2017 - by Unity - Leave a Comment

People often talk of the General Election of 1983 in comparing Corbyn to Foot. They claim that Labour is heading for a similar outcome in 2020, and that the failure …

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So the morning after the night before. Stoke won. Copeland lost. By Simon Wellavize

February 24, 2017September 2, 2017 - by Unity - Leave a Comment

So the morning after the night before. Stoke won. Copeland lost. A feeling of elation at holding off the fascists of UKIP and of intense disappointment that in Copeland at …

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OPEN LETTER TO PETER MANDELSON From Charles James

February 22, 2017September 2, 2017 - by Unity - Leave a Comment

Dear Peter, You and I are roughly the same age, so we have lived through these last 60+ years together. We both come from politically active Labour families, yours more …

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Tory Election Fraud 9 months on. By Ed Clarke

February 17, 2017September 2, 2017 - by Unity - Leave a Comment

In May of last year, social media went crazy with rumours of possible fraud on an industrial scale during the 2015 general election. The allegations centred around the Conservative party …

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CANZUK Free Trade Agreement / Freedom of Movement within the Commonwealth. By Rowan Clarke

February 15, 2017September 2, 2017 - by Unity - Leave a Comment

One of the alternative visions to the European Union and the single market which has been brought up by the Brexit camp is a potential Free Trade Agreement network with …

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Corbyn Plays A Blinder! (Opinion) By Simon Wellavize

February 7, 2017September 2, 2017 - by Unity - Leave a Comment

So finally after months of wrangling and denials of parliamentary sovereignty from Mayhem, the Tories have fallen and given in to Jeremy Corbyn's demand for MP's to have the final …

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It’s scapegoating pure and simple. By Yannis Gourtsoyannis

February 7, 2017September 2, 2017 - by Unity - Leave a Comment

Relevant to recent news on charging for NHS access; remember Aneurin Bevan and his number-crunchers…. Watching the Public Accounts Committee a few months ago ago (on the Parliament online live-stream) …

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How dare May defend her decision to appease a Fascist! – By Nick Clarke

February 2, 2017September 2, 2017 - by Unity - Leave a Comment

Theresa May our unelected Prime Minister defends her decision to offer an invitation of a state visit to Trump by declaring that he is the democratically elected leader of our …

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Have Your Say fuckwittery parte deux. By Iain Anderson

January 31, 2017September 2, 2017 - by Unity - Leave a Comment

I suspect my use of French would trigger the shit out of the denizens of Have Your Say, causing them all to seize and cry out "Adge in Court" through …