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Apr 2, 2020, 12:31 PM

Changing course and culture will be no easy task

Labour leadership hopefuls at a hustings in January - left to right: Rebecca Long-Bailey, Jess Phillips, (who has since pulled out of the contest), Emily Thornberry, Lisa Nandy and Keir Starmer.. Photo credit : Danny Lawson/PA Wire via Jewish News

Labour’s leadership election is finally drawing to a close and many in the Jewish community will be hoping that its result will mark a watershed moment. Almost five years of Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership has seen the darkest period in its history, leading to it being...

Nov 1, 2019, 5:54 PM

No quick fixes or easy answers for this election campaign

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn (Via Jewish News)

Most Labour members would’ve celebrated when the general election was called this week. It’s a chance to put into practice our values and sell our policies on the doorstep in the hope of changing this country for the better. Under normal circumstances, I would be...

Jul 11, 2019, 6:04 PM

Dismantling institutionalised hate requires honesty at scale of the problem

Baron Iain McNicol, General Secretary of the Labour Party 2011-2018 (Credit: BBC Panorama - Is Labour Anti-Semitic? - via Jewish News)

Did I think when I joined the Labour Party five years ago whilst in 6th Form that my experience of the Labour Party would be defined almost entirely by antisemitism? Absolutely not. I joined because at the time I saw a party that aligned with...

Oct 10, 2017, 1:08 PM

Universities must do more to support students’ mental health

It’s World Mental Health Day 2017 and the conversation around mental health at university has shifted over the past year. It’s no longer about recognising that mental health is just as important as physical health, but about improving university facilities, tackling the effect of stress...

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Rebecca is the National Organiser for the Jewish Labour Movement