Owen Jones writes in the Guardian about the current attacks on the Labour Party leader from the right wing press. He looks at the hysteria as well as a more sinister element. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/feb/20/corbyn-traitor-rightwing-press-risky-game-labour
Elections: Momentum Under Investigation
The Electoral Commission is investigating Momentum in reference to spending during the 2017 General Election. They said they spent £38,743 which is under the limit of £39,000 for an 'unauthorised registered non-party campaign group'. People are pointing out that Momentum appears to be quite misunderstood, e.g. https://twitter.com/OwenJones84/status/938769425003696130 https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/elections/2017/12/momentum-under-investigation-spending-057-cent-what-brexit-campaign-did
Labour Party: Emily Thornberry Interview
Owen Jones has posted an extended clip of an interview, he held with Emily Thornberry, on The Guardian website. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/video/2017/oct/10/owen-jones-talks-to-emily-thornberry-boris-seems-to-get-his-policy-from-trumps-tweets-video
Economy: If Tory Ideology Created the Debt Crisis, how are they Supposed to Fix it?
Owen Jones writes for The Guardian on how the Tory doctrine has led us to our insecure personal economies. How, if that is the case, are they then supposed to turn it around? https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/sep/20/tories-debt-crisis-thatcherite-credit
Momentum: Unseat Philip Davies Event
Philip Davies MP (Shipley - Con) is not a popular man on the left (or even the centre) of the political spectrum. His constant opposition to measures tackling domestic and sexual violence are well documented. He also filibustered a bill which would have seen children given first aid training in schools, saying: “Why on earth would … Continue reading Momentum: Unseat Philip Davies Event
Media: Free Speech Does Not Mean You’re Free to Not be Challenged
Owen Jones writes in The Guardian on the growing differences in the interpretations of free speech on the left and the right. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/sep/07/gay-cure-right-abuses-free-speech
Politics: Left, Right, Centre?
Owen Jones writes in today's Guardian, prompted by the Centrist move to potentially form another political party. https://amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/aug/17/centrists-attack-left-extremists-labour-moderates
Adel and Wharfedale Branch 