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May 17, 2018May 17, 2018mbarker2012

Liz Kendall Vs. Democracy

November 23, 2017November 24, 2017mbarker2012

The Odorous Link Between Multiple House Ownership and Opposing Corbyn

November 9, 2017December 10, 2017mbarker2012

Redressing Labour’s Democratic Problem

April 7, 2017June 14, 2018mbarker2012

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

March 24, 2017March 24, 2017mbarker2012

“What we need to do as a country is bin the STP’s,” Says the Chair of Leicester’s Health Scrutiny Commission

March 15, 2017March 15, 2017mbarker2012

Getting to the Heart of the “Consultation” on the Future of Glenfield Heart Unit

March 2, 2017March 2, 2017mbarker2012

Leicester City’s Labour Council Can Reject Attacks on our NHS, But Will They?

February 15, 2017February 15, 2017mbarker2012

The Tory Blight That Has Taken Leicester’s Kingfisher Unit

February 4, 2017November 29, 2017mbarker2012

How We Can Save Rushey Mead Library And More!

November 10, 2016November 10, 2016mbarker2012

Managing Tory Austerity: A Sorrowful Tale from a Labour Councillor

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