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2 weeks ago September 9, 2017September 9, 2017mbarker2012

Jeremy Corbyn Backs #WeAreAllChatsworth’ Campaign

September 6, 2017September 6, 2017mbarker2012

McStriking to Win

July 19, 2017July 19, 2017mbarker2012

Labour Councils Are Now Moving to Oppose Further Tory Cuts

July 17, 2017July 17, 2017mbarker2012

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

July 15, 2017July 15, 2017mbarker2012

Has Sir Peter Caught a Socialist Bug?

July 14, 2017July 14, 2017mbarker2012

Is Sir Peter Soulsby Learning Something From Jeremy Corbyn?

July 9, 2017July 9, 2017mbarker2012

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

July 8, 2017July 10, 2017mbarker2012

Campaigners in Sunny Leicester Rally to Save Glenfield Heart Unit

July 8, 2017July 10, 2017mbarker2012

Join Today’s Rally to Save Glenfield Heart Unit

July 7, 2017July 8, 2017mbarker2012

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

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