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Category: Peter Soulsby

47 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

2 weeks ago June 12, 2017June 12, 2017mbarker2012

Blairites Restate Their Losing Demand That Labour Members Look Outwards, Not Inwards!

June 9, 2017June 9, 2017mbarker2012

“No one dreamt we would get anything as exciting as this.”

April 7, 2017April 7, 2017mbarker2012

UNITE the Union Opposes STP’s in Leicester: But Will UNITE Councillors Join Them in Defending Our NHS?

March 29, 2017March 29, 2017mbarker2012

Welfare Rights Services in Leicester: The Unknown Saga Unfolds

March 26, 2017March 26, 2017mbarker2012

What Would You Do If You Were Facing a 70% Cuts in Your Wages?

March 19, 2017March 19, 2017mbarker2012

Hundreds Die in Leicester Due to Tory Austerity: Now is the Time to Fight Back

March 10, 2017March 10, 2017mbarker2012

Our Children’s Future Is Under Attack: So Will Our Labour Council Fight Back?

March 7, 2017March 7, 2017mbarker2012

Growing Resistance in Austerity Leicester

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