british politics
Jeremy Corbyn during the declaration of his Islington seat. Photo: AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali
December 19, 2019, 5:00 am
UK Labour and the ALP: very different beasts
Burns: 'The Australian Labor Party is not about to follow British Labour into electoral irrelevance or into the dark fringes of antisemitism'.
By Josh Burns
British opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, gestures after casting his vote in the general election, in Islington, London, England, December 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
December 18, 2019, 11:36 am
Antisemitism became a problem for the nation
'A fundamental issue which Jeremy Corbyn’s successor must prioritise is how to tackle the antisemitism which he enabled since being elected leader in 2015'.
By Vic Alhadeff
From the WebDecember 13, 2019, 9:05 am
UK exit poll: Corbyn not wanted
Jeremy Corbyn arriving to vote at a polling station in London in the June 2017 UK general election. Photo: AP/Frank Augstein
December 12, 2019, 5:00 am
Is support for Corbyn ignorance or something worse?
Rowan Dean: 'Many Jews have now fled the British Labour party. But if Corbyn wins, how many will start contemplating fleeing Britain itself?'
By Rowan Dean
From the WebNovember 11, 2019, 1:00 pm
Corbyn as PM prompts fear ‘not known before’
Leading UK Jewish journalist says the thought of Jeremy Corbyn as PM prompts a fear among the majority of the British-Jewish community 'that we have not known before'.
Jeremy Corbyn at a pro-Palestinian rally in 2014. Photo: AAP Image/Newzulu/Dave Evans
November 7, 2019, 12:00 am
What horror might we wake up to on Friday the 13th?
'Should that nightmare [Corbyn becoming prime minister] come to pass, a recent poll found 47 per cent of British Jews would consider emigrating'.
By Richard Ferrer
The photoshopped image from the UK Jewish News.
November 7, 2019, 12:00 am
Corbyn in 10 Downing Street … the nightmare before Chanukah
The British Jewish community's nightmare is a smiling Jeremy Corbyn waving outside Number 10 after an election victory.
By Justin Cohen
Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, left, extending a hand to congratulate Boris Johnson for being elected as the new leader of the Conservative Party and British Prime Minister in London, July 23, 2019. (Stefan Rousseau - WPA Pool/Getty Images)
July 24, 2019, 8:53 am
British Jews congratulate Boris Johnson on PM nomination
British Jews congratulated former foreign secretary Boris Johnson on his election as the head of the Conservative Party, which ensures his succession of Theresa May as prime minister.
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