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October 31, 2018October 31, 2018mbarker2012

Leicester Needs a General Election Not a ‘People’s Vote’

November 12, 2017November 12, 2017mbarker2012

Who Will Fight For the Future of Leicester’s Youth Services?

June 29, 2017December 17, 2017mbarker2012

Leicester City Council Has No Need To Consult on Attacking the Poor

February 24, 2017February 24, 2017mbarker2012

Labour’s Crisis in Literacy, Or How Councillors Deliberately Misrepresent Calls for a No Cuts Budget

February 15, 2017February 15, 2017mbarker2012

The Tory Blight That Has Taken Leicester’s Kingfisher Unit

February 3, 2017November 29, 2017mbarker2012

Standing Up To Racism in Leicester

January 17, 2017January 18, 2017mbarker2012

How To Unite the Fight Against Racism

January 13, 2017January 13, 2017mbarker2012

The Weaponisation of Labour Resignations

November 28, 2016November 29, 2017mbarker2012

Don’t Close Our Playgrounds! But Will Our Labour Council Listen?

August 27, 2016November 9, 2017mbarker2012

Ninety Per Cent Support for Corbyn in Leicester West

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