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By Matt Wells
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Monday, 30 April 2007 |
 On friday PCS, the civil servants trade union, published the results of a survey of candidates in the upcoming local elections. The results showed support for the unions demands, exposing the Blairite leadership as out of touch with the views of the Labour Party rank-and-file. Tommorow 200,000 civil servants will take strike action to defend jobs and protect public services.
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By Socialist Appeal
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Monday, 16 April 2007 |
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Video Interview with John McDonnell MP, who talks about his campaign for the leadership of the Labour Party and how his policies differ from that of New Labour. John talks about Socialism of the 21st century, and the role of the Labour Party in workers' struggle. |
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By Tam Burke. Edinburgh South West Labour Party and John4Leader Campaign (personal capacity)
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Monday, 02 April 2007 |
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The mood for change in Scotland, the discontent Scottish people have for Westminster and Holyrood, is finding its expression in the rise in support for the Scottish Nationalist Party. However, the supplantation of bourgeois rule from London by a capitalist class closer to home will do nothing to change the fundamental conditions of ordinary working people.
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By Socialist Appeal
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Wednesday, 21 March 2007 |
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John McDonnell MP and candidate for the leadership of the Labour Party Great Britain, speaks at this Trades Council meeting in Islington, London, about the ideological battle against globalisation and privatisation. |
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By Ben Peck
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Thursday, 15 March 2007 |
 Last night an unholy alliance of Blair's New Labour and the Tories won a commons vote for the renewal of the Trident nuclear missile defense system. The rebellion of Labour backbenchers represents a serious political tremor.
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By Terry McPartlan
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Thursday, 01 March 2007 |
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The John McDonnell world tour of the North East takes place
on March the 17th, taking in venues in Newcastle, Sunderland and
Stockton, three areas that were devastated by the Tories in the 1980's and
where today workers and their families are still waiting for New Labour to
deliver.
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By Steve Jones
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Thursday, 22 February 2007 |
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Michael Meacher has announced that he is to put his name forward as a potential candidate for the leadership of the Labour Party when Blair steps down. It is another attempt to derail the growing groundswell of support for John McDonnell, whose growing popularity is seriously worrying the Blair/Brownites.
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By Daniel Morley
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Friday, 16 February 2007 |
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Over 100 students and trade unionists welcomed John McDonnell to the University of East Anglia on the 9th February. The large turnout from what is an extremely ‘depoliticised' campus, clearly demonstrated that the youth are not apathetic.
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By Rob Sewell
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Wednesday, 07 February 2007 |
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 The stench of sleaze emanating from Number 10 Downing Street marks the end of the Blair era. Brown is no alternative. Both men will lead the Labour Party to defeat in the future. What is needed is a genuine left alternative. That is why it is so important that John McDonnell gets the required number of nominations to be able to stand for the party leadership.
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By Ben Peck
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Tuesday, 16 January 2007 |
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Up to 100 delegates made their way to the University of London Union on the 13th of January to debate the character of the new Socialist Youth Network (SYN).
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By Steve Jones
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Thursday, 21 December 2006 |
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Hayden Phillips' inquiry into political party funding which was leaked last
week aims to impose a cap of £50,000 on donations to political parties. Hidden
behind this proposal is an attempt to stop the trade unions funding the Labour
Party in a big way and thus break the influence of the labour movement as a
whole over the party.
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By Tam Burke, (Edinburgh SE Labour Party, personal capacity, & Campaign for Socialism).
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Friday, 01 December 2006 |
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Up went the Red Flag, or so it felt, when John McDonnell explained the major reforms he would implement if elected Labour´s leader. It was encouraging to also hear the militant stand against the war and privatization made by supporting speaker Gordon Munro, probably the only local Labour Councillor willing to publicly speak out against the Tory line of New Labour.
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By the Socialist Appeal editorial board - www.socialist.net
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Friday, 14 July 2006 |
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We have long stated that there is no fundamental difference between Blair
and Brown. That is why we welcome the decision of John McDonnell, Labour MP, to
stand for the leadership as the candidate of the left. We also reproduce John McDonnell's full statement on his stand.
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By Alon Lessel in Israel
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Monday, 06 March 2006 |
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We publish this article by Alon Lessel in Israel on the recent suspension of Ken Livingstone by the unelected Adjudication Panel. Since writing this article last week, the High Court has blocked Livingstone’s suspension allowing him time to prepare his appeal. |
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Last week's elections confirmed the damage that Blairism has done to the Labour Party. Far from being the man who "wins elections" as the Blairites boasted in the past, Blair has become a liability. After ten years he has thrown away the 1997 victory. Now is the time to draw lessons from this whole experience and fight to change the leadership of the Labour Party.
