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Labour and the Working Class in the UK
After decades of consistently supporting the Labour Party, voters in Hartlepool recently elected their first Tory MP, in a byelection caused by the previous MP standing down as a result of a scandal. Hartlepool sits on the North-east coast of … Continue reading
Posted in Contributors, Issues, Tim Strangleman, Working-Class Politics
Tagged Brexit, Labour Party, UK elections, working-class voters
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Some Silver Linings for the Working Class in British Politics?
On the face of it, there is little to make progressives cheerful about in British politics at the moment. In the wake of June’s Brexit vote the Labour party has begun to knock large lumps out of itself with a … Continue reading
Posted in Contributors, Issues, Tim Strangleman, Working-Class Politics
Tagged Brexit, British politics, Class and economics, Labour Party
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A New Leader for Labour in the UK
Last Saturday, Jeremy Corbyn was elected the new leader of the UK Labour Party after a summer long campaign. Corbyn’s name may not be familiar to many readers. To be honest, few outside the supporters of left wing causes in … Continue reading
The Crisis of Labour: Class Politics in Scotland After the Independence Referendum
As we saw in the Scottish Independence Referendum on September 19, deindustrialization still affects political loyalties in Scotland. Social class influenced the way many people voted, and this has major implications for the future politics of Scotland and the UK. … Continue reading
What about the Workers?
During the mid-1980s I was a member of the UK Labour Party. One of the most memorable branch meetings I went to – OK there isn’t a lot of competition – was after I had finished an early shift on … Continue reading
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