The Sydney Silverman Memorial Lecture
Jon delivered the Sydney Silverman Memorial Lecture to the Pendle CLP recently.
Articles
BNP chief Nick Griffin claims £200,000 Euro Expenses
From Evening Standard:
Searchlight slams Nick Griffin for jumping on Euro Expenses Gravy Train.
After the Crash
Jon contributes a chapter “Our Labour” to the collection of essays “After the Crash – Re-inventing the left in Britain” edited by Richard S. Grayson and Jonathan Rutherford.
Tory HQ fails to clear up allegations of “deals” between Essex Tories and BNP
From Left Foot Forward:
Left Foot Forward brings further evidence to bear on the growing scandal in Thurrock around cooperation between the Tories and the BNP
Did Rosindell deliver the leaflets he denies approving?
From Left Foot Forward:
Left Foot Forward raises serious questions around Andrew Rosindell and Havering Tories campaign on immigration.
Is Cameron Offering Real Change?
From Tory Stories:
Local Tories are exposed for using “dog whistle” politics on an election leaflet about immigration
How Essex Betrayed its Residents
From The Spectator:
Ross Clark of The Spectator on a supposedly ‘model’ Tory authority which has, behind the scenes, left elderly homeowners to suffer at the hands of private contractors
Citizen Ethics in a Time of Crisis
From The Guardian:
Jon writes with Jonathan Rutherford on what kind of politics do we want?
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Straw scraps “mega” prison plans for Dagenham
From The Barking and Dagenham Post:
Jack Straw today (Friday) caved in to public demands and scrapped plans for a “mega” prison in Dagenham.
Plans for new jail dropped
From the Press Association:
Plans to build a prison in Dagenham, east London, have been dropped, the Ministry of Justice has said.