Morgan Jones

1 week ago | labourlist.org | Morgan Jones

Rowenna Davis is one of two names on the shortlist to be Labour’s candidate for mayor of Croydon, the other being Davis’ fellow councillor Manju Shahul-Hameed. The town has only had a directly elected mayor since 2022; the incumbent is the Conservative Jason Perry, who will be up again next May. Labour members are choosing who they want to stand, with voting closing on Monday, April 14th – that is, likely a few hours after you are reading this.

2 weeks ago | labourlist.org | Morgan Jones

Labour members are not particularly difficult to understand. They’re left wing and they’re liberal. They hated Brexit and they like the NHS. They don’t like poverty and they like policies that reduce it. They’re generally not particularly active; only a small proportion of the 309,000 paid up members will be attending meetings and campaigning for the party. They’re often a bit vaguer on detail than you’d expect.

3 weeks ago | unz.com | Morgan Jones

Morgan Jones Archive Heirs of the DisplacedThe effects of immigration on the East End before the Great War◄►◄►▲▼ • B In this essay I examine the effects of Jewish immigration on the native English in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, focusing mainly on the East End of London and drawing entirely on the work of Jewish historians.

1 month ago | labourlist.org | Morgan Jones

Last week Labour abolished NHS England in a move that has been billed as part of “project chainsaw”. Originating with the think tank Labour Together (historically, under Starmer, very influential, but these days somewhat beleaguered), the project takes its name from Elon Musk’s recent appearance wielding a chainsaw (to symbolise cutting the government). Labour Together told the Guardian that it was hoping to channel “[Javier] Milei’s energy but with a radical centre-left purpose”.

1 month ago | unz.com | Morgan Jones

Morgan Jones Archive Ties Abroad: The Context and Causes of Jewish Immigration from 1881◄►◄►▲▼ • B In a previous essay I discussed the causes of the Jewish immigration wave that began in 1881 and the role of the existing Jewish population and their supporters in Britain.