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Labour has just betrayed its 2024 manifesto completely

There will continue to be scandals and panics. Poverty will remain widespread and climate action will be inadequate. And nothing will be fixed until we get a team of competent, compassionate leaders who act with integrity.

Fixing the prison system rather than culture wars

Statement by the Majority Admin Team following the recent disagreements within the leadership of ‘Your Party’

What Zarah and Jeremy announced was the starting of the foundation of a new party. If you’re up for it, roll up your sleeves. It’s not called the workers’ movement for nothing.
While you’re waiting for the new party, join Majority.

Pollsters More in Common asked what the government’s greatest achievement was. The overwhelming verdict: nothing.
They have two basic problems. First, an ambivalence to truth. The second problem is they don’t understand where the money goes.
We must dispel this myth of the household budget. Public spending is not like private spending.
As the saying goes, it is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it.

It is my opinion that Palestine Action has the moral right to protest against genocide using non-violent direct action.
That simple sentence now makes me criminally culpable for supporting a terrorist organisation.
Section 12 of the Terrorism Act 2000 makes it criminal offence to “expresses an opinion or belief that is supportive of a proscribed organisation.” I could go to jail for fourteen years. So could you if you ‘like’ this on social media.

Reform are now in power in Durham. How much tolerance will the voters have if they don't fix things?

It doesn’t matter whether you’re interested in politics, politics is interested in you. We need something new. Majority has set up in the North East. We want to elect people of integrity and competence. We believe in giving people a direct say. Majority Sunderland will be driven by Sunderland people. We’re starting with a discussion to see who wants to be involved. Jamie Driscoll will be speaking.

In a world of party lines and policy-by-focus-group, Karen and Holly are doing something refreshingly different: listening, showing up, and proving that community-led politics isn’t just possible—it’s already happening.

The Jam drummer Rick Buckler died last week. Jamie Driscoll reflects on their music, the politics that inspired it, and how it's still powerful today.

Labour have crossed the Rubicon and merged Thatcher's ideology with Truss' competence. Labour members are leaving in droves.

In November, Majority members held two public meetings in South Durham, in Coundon and Shildon. Jamie Driscoll spoke at both meetings, but the main purpose was to hear from residents about issues that concerned them, and how they thought these should be addressed.

In real life, people are bothered about buses, food prices, and waiting lists. So where does the anti-immigrant hostility on social media come from?

Instead of a wealth tax, we got tax breaks for fund managers and £billions for big oil, paid for by taxes on jobs and austerity for the poorest.

Britain needs effective opposition. It's not coming from Jenrick or Badenoch

Joe Morris the newly elected Labour MP for Hexham. One of his posts appeared in my Facebook feed this morning, praising the first 100 days of the Labour government.
Mr Morris – I hereby challenge you to a public debate in your constituency. Hexham, Prudhoe, wherever.
I’ll even give you a head start – here’s my verdict on your list of achievements from the first 100 days.

Get your calculator out. Rachel Reeves has announced £21.7 billion of government funding for carbon capture and storage projects. She justifies this saying it will create 4,000 jobs. That’s £5,425,000 per job. What’s more, she has adopted EXACTLY the same plan that was developed by Rishi Sunak’s government.

I’ve been talking to independents MPs, including Jeremy Corbyn, and what people want to build is a grassroots coalition.

We have to reach people directly. We have to appeal to the 90% who don’t trust political parties. If you are waiting for a new ‘party’, this is it.

The journey into political activism requires bravery and commitment. The only way we’ll get a government that looks after people is with a political movement that looks after people.

Former North of Tyne mayor JAMIE DRISCOLL outlines his vision for a new progressive movement, highlighting the need for infrastructure and skills to turn popular policies into electoral success

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The far-right riots show that there is still much to be done in the struggle against racism.

It has been a terrifying few weeks in Britain. Especially for our Muslim, Hindu, Sikh and Jewish siblings, those seeking refuge and asylum in this country and anyone who does not fit the far-right's definition of a valid English citizen.

The riots, ignited by online disinformation, exposed the simmering resentment that has been stoked and exploited over decades by elements in our press, politics and commentariat. [Click headline to read in full]

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