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Local Election Leaflets and the Fight for Socialism

October 1, 2018October 1, 2018mbarker2012

Bad Arguments and the Future of Intensive Care Services at the Leicester General Hospital

February 23, 2018February 23, 2018mbarker2012

Fighting Tory Cuts… And the Cautionary Tale of the Dangerous Bus

November 29, 2017December 2, 2017mbarker2012

Rebel Labour Councillors Challenge Leicester City Mayor

March 17, 2017November 29, 2017mbarker2012

Ho, Hum! How City Planning Works for the Rich and Not the Homeless

February 4, 2017November 29, 2017mbarker2012

How We Can Save Rushey Mead Library And More!

August 22, 2015November 29, 2017mbarker2012

Labour’s Silence on Socialism

October 2, 2013November 29, 2017mbarker2012

Labour Axes Council Care Homes

March 25, 2013November 29, 2017mbarker2012

Labour Debates the “Need” for Savage Cuts

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