30 November 2016

What We Saw

Labour MEP tweets support for US socialist; bedroom-rich royal appeals for donations to homelessness helpline.

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23 November 2016

What We Saw

Socialists in the media! Discussing internships, Trump and the campaign to readmit expelled socialists to Labour - on Sky News, RT, the Sunday Politics and LBC radio.

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2 November 2016

What we saw

The Guardian, house newsletter of the Labour right and hypocritical zero-hour-contract employer, has been trying to attract 'members' again

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2 November 2016

What we saw

Billionaires' club extends to UK; students refuse to award best digs prize; Plaid Cymru councillor loses rag when accused of cuts profits.

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28 September 2016

What We Saw

Socialist Liverpool FC supporters' group Spirit of Shankly recently unveiled its new banner. As well as combining Liverpool and Everton colours, the banner prominently features Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell. It also backs foodbanks and carries union endorsements.

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14 September 2016

What We Saw

The Fabian Society is an antiquated think-tank whose founding purpose was to achieve socialism by, er, slowing down class struggle. So perhaps it's no surprise their Labour conference fringe meeting 'For the Many' is 'invitation only'.

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7 September 2016

What We Saw

The junior doctors received a steadfast defence on Sky News on 1 September from the Socialist Party's Rob Williams. And it seems you can vote for whoever you want in the Labour leadership election - as long as it's Owen Smith!

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31 August 2016

What We Saw

Ending relationships can be awkward - but most agree doing it by text message is unacceptable. Unless you're the boss of a bus firm, that is.

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27 July 2016

What we saw: UB40 backs Corbyn

Birmingham reggae group UB40 came out in support of Jeremy Corbyn on Facebook on 12 July.

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13 July 2016

What we saw: Angela Eagle Facebook meme

Labour right winger Angela Eagle's bid to topple Jeremy Corbyn did not start well. Press walked out of her launch conference halfway through due to developments in the Tory leadership race. Meanwhile, her Alan Partridge-esque "I'm with Angela" Facebook meme has attracted thousands of comments. Almost every one is some variation of "#ImWithCorbyn". At time of writing, there's over 44,000 of them.

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25 May 2016

What we saw: 'I, Daniel Blake' and Hunt/'Thick of It' remix

Anti-cuts drama 'I, Daniel Blake' has won top gong at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. Meanwhile, another filmmaker has mashed up a Jeremy Hunt interview with political satire 'The Tick of It'.

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18 May 2016

What we saw

The BBC is going to stop publishing recipes. The Tory-driven change is to stop it 'competing' with the free market

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11 May 2016

What we saw

The director of hit historical drama Wolf Hall slammed Tory attacks on the BBC with his Bafta acceptance speech. Peter Kosminsky said government cuts would "eviscerate" the Beeb and Channel 4.

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30 March 2016

What we saw

Sadiq Khan, the Labour candidate for London mayor, is not even trying to hide his unreconstructed Blairite politics

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13 January 2016

What We Saw

Band embarrasses Cameron over council housing; doctors mock right-wing media smears.

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6 January 2016

What we saw: Sadiq Khan's promises on London transport

Our news editor was leafleted by Labour right-winger Sadiq Khan's election team on his way in to work. Khan is standing for London mayor, and transport is a centrepiece of his campaign.

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11 November 2015

What we saw

Victoria Coren Mitchell calls for a "proper revolution" and Jeremy Corbyn backs Arsenal FC workers' living wage campaign.

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