Jeremy Corbyn

Report for October-November

You can now download my report for October-November 2009. It covers the Queen’s Speech; housing; the UK public’s support for the war in Afghanistan; transport issues; speeches on Palestine, nuclear weapons, Latin America; meetings attended; and local events.

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Parliamentary interventions in October and November

The report of parliamentary interventions for October and November includes details of EDM on the Whittington Hospital, written parliamentary questions (WPQs) and interventions in the debates on Nuclear Non Proliferation, Arms Export Control and Sri Lanka. The WPQs are on Iraqi asylum seekers, Ehud Barak’s visit to the UK, the Freedom Pass, the Channel project [...]

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Where’s the democracy?

On Monday the House of Commons debated the foreign affairs and defence sections of the Queen’s speech. Most of the discussion was about Afghanistan and the Middle East, with prescient remarks about the Chilcot inquiry, which opened this week. The house did not like being reminded that British troops have been in Iraq for almost [...]

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Last chance to get back on course

Today will be the last state opening of this parliament, and Gordon Brown will produce what will, in reality, be a “wish list” of things he would like to do now that there are probably only 70 sitting days until parliament is dissolved for the general election campaign. The latest opinion polls on the back [...]

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Migration and detention

Just outside Bedford there is an industrial estate based on a WWII airfield, with bleak open spaces and gaunt buildings. The security at the entrance directs you to a series of diverse companies including Red Bull Racing, and a Home Office facility. Yarlswood is a new, state of the art, detention centre built alongside the site [...]

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Afghanistan, again

Last Sunday at War memorials all over the country the ceremonies recalled the horror of the millions slain in the two world wars, and in other more recent conflicts. The events inevitably encourage discussion on the role of the military, the purposes of war and of those who pay the ultimate price. As the news of [...]

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EDM 2256: Trade union rights in Saudi Arabia

That this House believes it a fundamental human right to be able to form independent trade unions; is concerned that Yahya Al Faifi was an active trade unionist in Saudi Arabia and due to threats made against him left and came to the United Kingdom; and calls on the UK to express its concerns at [...]

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How many more illegal acts will it take?

At one of the border points between Syria and Iraq, reached after a four-hour drive across the stony desert from Damascus, the road is barred to all vehicles and travellers by a checkpoint. Those allowed through drive on. This is the road to Baghdad, where armies have marched, peace-makers have travelled and refugees have fled. Beside [...]

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Report for September-October

You can now download my latest activity report. It covers: Transition Highbury, a sustainability project; transport; housing; the war in Afghanistan; Western Sahara and what I’ve been doing in Parliament.

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No place for Blair as EU leader

The media is full of speculation about the new European president. Probably within a week the way will be open for the new appointment. Sadly, the Irish ‘Yes’ vote to the Lisbon Treaty leaves only the Czech government with any power in the situation. The Czech Republic has suffered grievously from invasions and clearly values its [...]

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