Jeremy Corbyn

Jeremy Corbyn has today announced the boldest environmental policy of any major party in British history: “We will act to protect the future of our planet, with social justice at the heart of our environment policies. We will create a…

What is really going on in Jeremy Corbyn’s [UK] Labour Party? An open-air meeting and the changes in a ward branch give some clues. By Paul Rogers 2 September 2016 for openDemocracy These columns have occasionally strayed from their usual…

A million new homes and every family in a secure home they can afford A new generation of council homes to end the housing crisis New rights and security for private tenants and new opportunities for home ownership Jeremy Corbyn…

The Economy “Austerity is a political choice not an economic necessity”, he has stated. Former adviser to Bank of England among signatories to letter dismissing criticism of economic plans, saying they are ‘not extreme’. Jeremy Corbyn’s economic policies have received…

‘Our country wasn’t run by Brussels, it’s run by boardrooms across the world,’ says Labour Party leader as he calls for pro-worker public investments, peace abroad, and a clean energy transition by Jon Queally, staff writer for Common Dreams Leader…

British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn came again under fire after a Labour donor took to Court the decision of the National Executive Committee to accept him in the ballot paper for the leadership contest without nominations from his fellow…

“I’m launching my Labour leadership campaign. “In my campaign I want to confront the injustices holding people and communities back – inequality, neglect, insecurity, prejudice and discrimination. “We will set out some of the measures the next Labour government will…

Over half of Labour MPs but not Jeremy Corbyn backed the motion. The proposal for renewal at a calculated cost of over £100 bn was passed by 472 in favour to 117 against. In actual fact there was little doubt about…

Jeremy Corbyn has been variously described in the British press as unelectable, comic and highly dangerous. How should a healthy democracy respond to politicians pursuing a different kind of democracy? Bart Cammaerts, Brooks DeCillia, João Magalhães, and César Jimenez-Martínez 13…

Party’s National Executive Committee says incumbent Corbyn must appear on leadership ballot by Deirdre Fulton, staff writer for Common Dreams In what was described as “a victory for common sense and democracy,” the UK Labour party has said Jeremy Corbyn’s…