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2 days ago July 19, 2017July 19, 2017mbarker2012

Labour Councils Are Now Moving to Oppose Further Tory Cuts

4 days ago July 17, 2017July 17, 2017mbarker2012

The Tories Plead With the Tories Over the Future of Glenfield Heart Unit

6 days ago July 15, 2017July 15, 2017mbarker2012

Has Sir Peter Caught a Socialist Bug?

7 days ago July 14, 2017July 14, 2017mbarker2012

Is Sir Peter Soulsby Learning Something From Jeremy Corbyn?

2 weeks ago July 9, 2017July 9, 2017mbarker2012

FREE BOOK NOW ONLINE: Fighting for Our Future: Ongoing Struggles Against Big Business and New Labour

2 weeks ago July 8, 2017July 10, 2017mbarker2012

Campaigners in Sunny Leicester Rally to Save Glenfield Heart Unit

2 weeks ago July 8, 2017July 10, 2017mbarker2012

Join Today’s Rally to Save Glenfield Heart Unit

2 weeks ago July 7, 2017July 8, 2017mbarker2012

Visions of Bena Balunda: A Documentary History of the Black Power Movement in Leicester 1970-72

2 weeks ago July 7, 2017July 7, 2017mbarker2012

Consulting on Community Service Cuts in Evington

July 6, 2017July 7, 2017mbarker2012

The Relevance of Democracy to the Ongoing Careers of Rory Palmer and Liz Kendall

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  • Labour Councils Are Now Moving to Oppose Further Tory Cuts
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  • FREE BOOK NOW ONLINE: Fighting for Our Future: Ongoing Struggles Against Big Business and New Labour
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