The big businesses denigrating capitalism don’t understand its world-changing power October 24, 2017 We all know that capitalism is failing. Jeremy Corbyn has been telling us since the 1970s, before we had capitalism. Theresa May, who assures us she’s a fervent believer in free markets, also believes those markets are broken. Now, it’s the captains of industry who are imparting their wisdom about the demerits of the system [...]
Who’s in and who’s out of Jeremy Corbyn’s frontbench team? June 27, 2016 The Labour Party has been plunged into turmoil following the EU referendum result, with mass resignations, a leader who insists he is going nowhere and the prospect of bitter leadership battles in both the Labour and Conservative parties this summer. With the string of frontbench resignations stacking up and Jeremy Corbyn himself scrambling to announce replacements, for [...]
Jeremy Corbyn has named a new shadow City minister, recruiting an MP who previously resigned in protest over his leadershp September 26, 2016 Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is set to rebuild his front bench with the appointment of a new shadow City minister. City A.M. understands that business, innovation and skills (BIS) committee member Jonathan Reynolds will be handed the role, replacing Richard Burgon, who was promoted to shadow justice minister during the summer. The appointment is the first [...]
Vince Cable: Young people will turn to the Lib Dems when the penny drops about Labour’s real stance on Brexit | City A.M. June 25, 2017 The favourite to win leadership of the Liberal Democrats has said young people will be “disillusioned” when they realise Labour’s real stance on Brexit. Vince Cable, who became the first to throw his hat into the ring for the Lib Dem leadership contest after Tim Farron resigned earlier this month, told Peston on Sunday the [...]
Jeremy Corbyn’s campaign launch: Here’s what he said about business July 21, 2016 Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn delivered a confident speech today as he launched his campaign to retain his place at the helm of the party. In a good mood, Corbyn announced that he would fight to rid the UK of its 21st century "five ills" of inequality, neglect, prejudice, insecurity and discrimination. His speech included a dig at [...]
Jeremy Corbyn will be included on the ballot for Labour’s leadership contest automatically July 12, 2016 Jeremy Corbyn will be included on the ballot in Labour's leadership contest without requiring support from other MPs, Labour's National Executive Committee (NEC) has decided. The dispute over whether MPs' support would be required for Corbyn to run has intensified this week as Angela Eagle launched her bid for the leadership of the party. A [...]
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has reacted angrily to fresh questions as #traingate rumbles into a second day August 24, 2016 Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has reacted angrily to fresh questions over a spat with Virgin Trains revolving around a video complaining of a “ram-packed” service. Corbyn put out a video of him sitting on a train floor last week, arguing that over-crowding was a further illustration of the need for the nationalisation of the train [...]
Report finds Labour responsible for three-fifths of online anti-Semitism, as tensions surface ahead of conference vote September 26, 2017 Labour has been accused of having the worst record on anti-Semitism of any political party in the UK, ahead of a vote to determine whether members should be expelled for holding such views. The Campaign Against Anti-Semitism (CAA) has this morning published an independent analysis of four million social media posts which contained anti-Semitic content. [...]
Business needs to get serious about a Labour government September 21, 2017 First there was Brexit, then Trump, then Theresa May’s shock General Election result. Suffice to say, recent events have left pollsters and politicos alike reeling. Before May’s poor performance at the start of the summer, commentators and consultants had loudly agreed that a Labour government was an impossible outcome. Read more: Corbyn’s cunning EU plan [...]
Jeremy Corbyn’s traingate tiff with Virgin East Coast over lack of seats put transport issues on the map September 1, 2016 The bizarre story of Jeremy Corbyn’s attempt to find a seat on a Virgin East Coast service to Newcastle has dominated the news agenda over the past week. Corbyn initially released a video in which he claimed he was forced to sit in the corridor due to overcrowding, while Virgin released CCTV images which it said [...]