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The Forde report: my experience of Southside in 2017
After 27 months the much-delayed inquiry has arrived — having worked at the heart of the struggle between the Corbyn team and the permanent party staff, I know the grim picture it paints to be true, writes BEN SELLERS
HERO'S WELCOME: Corbyn arrives at Southside, June 9 2017, after delivering a massive increase in the Labour vote
LYNNE WALSH previews the Bristol Radical History Conference this weekend
Keir Starmer’s £120 million to Sudan cannot cover the government’s complicity in the RSF genocide or atone for the long shadow of British colonialism and imperialism, writes CLAUDIA WEBBE
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We face austerity, privatisation, and toxic influence. But we are growing, and cannot be beaten
BACK in April 2020, a leaked Labour Party report told the story of hostility, abuse, bullying, racism and sexism among the party’s paid staff, as part of a broader investigation into the handling of anti-semitism claims. Martin Forde QC was tasked by Labour leader Keir Starmer with leading an inquiry into the claims.
Forde’s report was originally intended to be published by the end of 2020, but delayed. At a succession of Labour NEC meetings afterwards, the question was repeatedly asked: “Where is the Forde report?”
At first, various excuses were given by general secretary David Evans, including claims that publication could prejudice other investigations and legal proceedings, but more recently there has simply been silence over the missing report.
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