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I made Nadia Whittome's maiden Commons speech into a poem. Here it is:
"I'm here through solidarity
and hard work in my town
I want to say to Nottingham:
'I will not let you down'
I'll represent this burning earth
- a planet we must save
To speak up for a generation
outward-faced and brave
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Details to follow.
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In the cacophony of post mortems of Labour’s defeat, the role of Labour councils is being overlooked or at least understated.
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I spoke with my dad (pictured) about his memories of the 1945 general election ...
75 years ago when I was seven, I experienced the first of 22 general elections in my life.
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Isn't this a heartland too?
We have poundshops, pawnshops, boarded-up shops
and industries replaced by social services
We too have schools with leaking roofs
and youth in gigs and gangs and anguish
Isn't this a heartland too?
We have hearts and we have lands
Hearts that beat on rundown streets
and lands blemished with landfill
and corporate-municipal scandal
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Venue: Student Central, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HY View Map
Chair Sean McGovern. Speakers Include John McDonnell, Marsha de Cordova, Francesca Martinez, Micheline Mason, Barbara Lisicki, Richard Rieser, Janine Booth, Kirsten Hearn and others to be confirmed.
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I’m stockpiling for harder times
I'm panicking and hoarding
But I won’t vote for Labour 'cos
I don’t like Jeremy Corbyn
Of course I’d like to see more help
for those who face adversity
Of course folk shouldn’t have to pay
to go to university
And rent controls would be so good -
the costs that they’re absorbing
But I’ll not vote for Labour 'cos
I don’t like Jeremy Corbyn
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Venue: The Green Room’, Salisbury Gardens, Dudley Rd, Ventnor P038 8 1EJ.
The Isle of Wight Labour Party welcomes Janine Booth, who will be discussing Labour’s Autism and Neurodivergent Manifesto at an event that is open to the public as well as Labour Party members.
At its launch in February 2019, Janine stated that this Manifesto would be,
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This is my opening speech at the debate at The World Transformed 2019 about whether it would be right for the Labour Party to enter into electoral pacts or coalitions with other parties. The other speakers were Nadia Whittome (Labour for a Socialist Europe), Clive Lewis MP and Caroline Lucas MP.
Audio file, photos and comments on the discussion to follow!
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Venue: New Cross Learning, 283-285 New Cross Rd, New Cross, London SE14 6AS
Janine will be giving an illustrated talk about Minnie Lansbury. Copies of her biography of Minnie will be on sale at the reduced price of £10 per copy.
