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Labour peer and campaigner, author Back to the Future of Socialism (Policy Press 2015) and Mandela: his Essential Life (Rowman & Littlefield July 2018)

Joined May 2007

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    16 Aug 2018
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    Jan 4

    Peace in Northern Ireland was hard won. It remains fragile. For the Tories to risk that for their dream of a low tax, low spend economy is appalling - and should make plain that they never wanted to govern for the whole country, but just for a select few.

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    Jan 4

    "There are huge portions of Labour’s programme that could not be carried out if we were outside the EU. Britain will become not just poorer, but meaner, more divided and more reactionary."

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    21 hours ago

    'The links between Brexit fundamentalists and the Trump administration are becoming closer week by week.' Brexit, like Trump, is a project of the far right that the left should oppose with all its might. This piece from Wayne Asher is a call to action.

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    Jan 4

    From 2 former UK Secretaries of State for Northern Ireland: „An invisible Irish border is crucial. That’s why we support the backstop“ | Peter Hain and Paul Murphy

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    Jan 4

    Important and informed contribution from two former Sec of State for NI - An invisible Irish border is crucial. That’s why we support the backstop

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    ‘This is a moment for the left to understand that circumstances have changed and we must change with them. After 29 March, unless you act, the progressive government which should be your legacy will be impossible.’ Must read from

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    21 hours ago

    "Whatever happens with Brexit, it is vital we protect what we’ve achieved in Northern Ireland together in the last 20-30 years" by & Paul Murphy. Critical word = *together*. The peace process is a joint achievement of British & Irish govts.

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    Jan 4

    Yes!! I’ve been arguing for some time that those most affected should be able to vote in a People’s vote - Brits abroad, EU-ers in UK + 16-18 year olds!

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    Jan 2

    "The apartheid regime was indeed promiscuous, even doing military work for the Russians and obtaining Chinese arms... In Reagan’s America and Thatcher’s Britain it found ready allies, and business boomed, both overt and covert." Decent piece by

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    Jan 2

    Jeremy Corbyn in 2015: ‘Labour membership will determine policy, not me’. I’m looking forward to that promise being kept in 2019.

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    'Labour members and voters overwhelmingly want the deal voted down and then for Labour to support a public vote on the deal versus remain. A new vote is the only way to break parliamentary deadlock, and is the only democratic way ahead.'

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    28 Dec 2018

    Just told my 83-year old German mum, who has lived here since 1964, that she’ll have to go through (& pay for) this process - to prove to the Home Office who she is, & that she’s not a criminal. I tried hard, but couldn’t really explain why. It’s an awful stain on our country.

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    28 Dec 2018

    I was an activist in the Anti Apartheid movement for many years before becoming a member of its National Executive. I'm proud to be w Honourary Vice President of ACTSA, its legacy body, continuing its work!

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  19. 28 Dec 2018

    Absolutely typical Thatcher apologist for apartheid to the end who’d denounced ⁦⁩ as a ‘terrorist’ several years earlier ⁦⁩ see my Mandela His Essential Life published ⁦⁩ ⁦

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  20. 27 Dec 2018
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