This article originally appeared in the Jewish Chronicle on 8 April What serendipity that Labour’s new independent complaints system officially launched on the day marking Keir Starmer’s second anniversary as Labour leader at the start of the week. Back in April 2020, with the uncertainty of Covid lockdown weighing on…

This article first appeared online in the The Times on 24 January 2022 Labour’s newest MP got one thing right: under Keir Starmer, Labour is back firmly in the centre of British politics. …

This article first appeared in the Jewish News on 7 January 2022 Security, prosperity and respect. As objectives for Government goes, these really should be as uncontroversial as it gets. …

This article first appeared in the Jewish News on 27 October 2021 A year ago on 29 October, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) published its long-awaited report on antisemitism in the Labour Party. One year on, whilst there’s no resting on laurels, the difference between the Labour of…

This article first appeared in the Camden New Journal, 14 October 2021 LABOUR Party conference this year was a huge and refreshing difference for me and many Jewish members. Different, of course, from last year because we were back in person and able to actually catch up with many friends…

This article first appeared in the Times Red Box, on 27 September 2021 The vote by the Labour Party Conference to adopt an independent disciplinary system to address antisemitism in the party was born of a moral, political and legal imperative. Moral, because we are supposed to be a party…

This post-election analysis first appeared in the Jewish News on 10 May 2021 First, the good news. The London Assembly constituency of Barnet & Camden, which is the biggest Jewish ‘seat’ to be contested at any election, was comfortably held by Labour. Jewish Labour Movement member Anne Clarke, who takes…

This article originally appeared on LabourList on 30 October 2020 Yesterday was a watershed moment for the Labour Party. The Equalities and Human Rights Commission published the results of its two-year investigation into the Labour Party. Its forensic and damning report found that the party had broken the law. …