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April 8, 2021April 10, 2021mbarker2012

How Leicester City Council and the Police Undermined Anti-Racist Activism When the EDL Came to Town

January 3, 2021January 4, 2021mbarker2012

Leicester City Mayor is “sympathetic” to Education Unions, But Workers Needs Solidarity Not Sympathy

July 9, 2020July 9, 2020mbarker2012

Political Responses to Leicester’s Covid-19 Crisis

February 20, 2020February 21, 2020mbarker2012

A New “Anti-Cuts Alliance” For Leicester!

February 15, 2020February 17, 2020mbarker2012

Labour Councils Must Stop Carrying Out Tory Cuts

March 13, 2019March 13, 2019mbarker2012

“Unpunished breaches inspire no confidence”

July 9, 2018July 9, 2018mbarker2012

Of Silly Political Games in Leicester, a Travelodge, and Bailiffs

June 20, 2018June 20, 2018mbarker2012

The Latest Win for Rushey Mead is a Win for the Working-Class

December 4, 2017December 4, 2017mbarker2012

The Sorry Story of Leicester’s Democratic Deficit and Soulsby’s Capital Programme

December 2, 2017December 2, 2017mbarker2012

How the Future Success of Rushey Mead’s Fight Against Cuts Relates to the Successful Glenfield Heart Unit Campaign

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