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44 mins ago June 24, 2017June 24, 2017mbarker2012

Building Genuine Solidarity in Leicester: From Terrorism to Grenfell

1 day ago June 22, 2017June 23, 2017mbarker2012

Sir Peter Soulsby Admits He Was Wrong about Jeremy Corbyn’s Popular Opposition to Austerity

3 days ago June 21, 2017June 21, 2017mbarker2012

The Return of Labour’s Brexit Moaners

4 days ago June 20, 2017June 20, 2017mbarker2012

Opposing Britain First’s March on Birmingham

5 days ago June 19, 2017June 21, 2017mbarker2012

The Haters: From Grenfell Tower to the Finsbury Park Mosque

6 days ago June 18, 2017June 18, 2017mbarker2012

Why Reformists and Revolutionaries Should Work Together to Build the Labour Party

7 days ago June 17, 2017June 17, 2017mbarker2012

Reminding Leicester’s Labour City Councillors That Opposing Austerity is the Right Thing to Do!

1 week ago June 16, 2017June 16, 2017mbarker2012

“Fires involving fire spread via external cladding have occurred before” warn the Fire Brigades Union in 1999!

1 week ago June 15, 2017June 15, 2017mbarker2012

Leicester City Unison Branch Demand End to Devastating Tory Cuts

1 week ago June 14, 2017June 14, 2017mbarker2012

Jeremy Corbyn: The Leader Who Won-It For Labour!

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  • Building Genuine Solidarity in Leicester: From Terrorism to Grenfell
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  • Opposing Britain First’s March on Birmingham
  • The Haters: From Grenfell Tower to the Finsbury Park Mosque
  • Why Reformists and Revolutionaries Should Work Together to Build the Labour Party
  • Reminding Leicester’s Labour City Councillors That Opposing Austerity is the Right Thing to Do!
  • “Fires involving fire spread via external cladding have occurred before” warn the Fire Brigades Union in 1999!
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