#Labour

Labour and the Conservatives have been drawn more or less level in the polls for some time now, and Labour seem incapable of pulling firmly ahead - despite the government's
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A few notes on the new @IpsosMORIScot findings. First, the fight for this election is less between the SNP and Conservatives, but among the Conservatives, Labour and LibDems for 2nd
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I chatted with some scholars of r2u migration & poverty alleviation policies. I wanted to know in what ways "labour transfer employment" 劳动力转移就业 is different from spontaneous r2u labour migration.
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Over the past couple of weeks, I've had a number of media calls on the potential for 'ineligible' CERB applications. These are often backed by anecdotes.I don't doubt the anecdotes!
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I see The North discourse is being reignited in the wake of terrible locals and let me just say this: claiming that the north is turning tory because we're all
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'Cancel culture' is of course a cultural issue. But it's also an industrial relations issue. People are losing their jobs in industries where there's an oversupply of labour (academia, arts,
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Well, the elections in 10 days just got a bit more exciting...An 11pt CON lead would mean a net GAIN of seats for the Tories, and an utterly dire result
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It's awkward for Labour that Human Rights Watch—far from the most radical human rights organisation—has concluded that Israel's treatment of the Palestinians amounts to apartheid, a crime against humanity. Labour
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Just submitted my nomination papers for @OpenLabour national committee. Really looking forward to discussing the future of OL and Labour more broadly!I'll be doing some campaigning on here, but hope
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Whatever your own politics this is a really big moment - Labour could now be an opposition that gets things done + carries out effective scrutiny - irrespective of anyone's
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Some polling observations.Labour is 22.3% ahead of National on prelim results - a margin likely to grow. How close did pollsters get to this?UMR: 21% (1.3% off)Roy Morgan: 19% (3.3%
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The least surprising aspect of that report has been the usual suspects responding to cast iron proof that Corbyn and the left got fucked over by blaming Corbyn and the
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Anyone who wants a Britain free of injustice should wish @Keir_Starmer well - and support his promises to hike taxes on the rich to invest, promote public ownership, expand the
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SUN EXC: Sir Keir Starmer under police investigation following car crash that hospitalised a cyclist on Sunday:https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/13029176/labour-leader-kier-starmer-probed-by-cops/ Police are probing the bike collision, which re
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Keir Starmer's first act as Labour leader is to apologise for antisemitism in the party: "Antisemitism has been a stain on our party. I have seen the grief that it's
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There’s been a lot confusion as to why Pacific people have traditionally voted for Labour. Despite the “that’s the way we’ve always voted” notion, Samoa’s affinity with Labour is deeply
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