Jon Trickett looks back at 50 years since the coup against Salvador Allende's socialist government in Chile.
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Tackling poverty & rebuilding our broken society means ending austerity – Jon Trickett MP exclusive
The Government's assertion that we can’t afford to tackle poverty is a lie writes Jon Trickett.
Asymmetry of power and access to parliament is eating our body politic – Jon Trickett MP
Jon Trickett tackles the murky funding of All Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) that sees corporations gain access to our democracy ahead of the people it's meant to serve.
Labour must end the purges, cast aside McCarthyism & move on – Jon Trickett
"We have a party management process which is focussed on breaking our democratic norms, rupturing with our historic objectives of social justice, & driving members out of the party." - Jon Trickett MP
‘Let Members Decide’ statement launched as opposition grows to Starmer’s stitch ups
This week a range of campaigning organisations, Labour members and affiliates have supported an appeal for support for a statement entitled ‘Let the members decide – for Labour Party Democracy.’
We must oppose the clampdown on Labour Party democracy – Jon Trickett MP
During the meeting held on "The Case for Labour Party Democracy" Jon Trickett spoke in depth on Labour's factional clampdown on members' rights in the wake of the exclusion of Jamie Driscoll.
Massive support shown for Jamie Driscoll as members and affiliates speak up for Labour Party democracy
Jamie Driscoll, Jon Trickett, Rachel Garnam (CLPD), Mick Whelan (ASLEF), Kathy Bole (Disability Labour) challenged the clampdown on party democracy - including Jamie's own shocking exclusion.
The Rich List Shows the Wealthy Still Have Much to Celebrate – Jon Trickett MP exclusive
“The richest one per cent pocketed 66 per cent of all new wealth created since the pandemic began. Just 10 individuals now have more wealth than the poorest three billion people on earth” - Jon Trickett MP
No fault evictions have no place in our society – Jon Trickett MP
"This shouldn’t be a party political issue... What sort of society allows vulnerable households to live with the constant fear of being forced onto the street" - Jon Trickett MP
Engels was right – the wealth of the super-rich is accumulated on the backs of the rest of us. Jon Trickett.
“The world has changed hugely since his day. But if Engels came back today, I am sure he would still see the old dialectic at work. The old system still prevails, only in a new shape.” - Jon Trickett.