Marxist. Trade Unionist. Socialist-feminist. Author. Poet. Speaker. Tutor. RMT ex-Exec. Workers' Liberty. Autie. Bi. PUFC fan.
A bourgeois workers’ party, Lenin called it.
In the cacophony of post mortems of Labour’s defeat, the role of Labour councils is being overlooked or at least understated. I think that a significant contributor to the erosion of Labour’s base has been councils which cut services, do … Read more
I spoke with my dad (pictured) about his memories of the 1945 general election … 75 years ago when I was seven, I experienced the first of 22 general elections in my life. My father, Albert Booth, was born in … Read more
Isn’t this a heartland too? We have poundshops, pawnshops, boarded-up shops and industries replaced by social services We too have schools with leaking roofs and youth in gigs and gangs and anguish Isn’t this a heartland too? We have hearts … Read more
Venue: Student Central, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HY View Map Chair Sean McGovern. Speakers Include John McDonnell, Marsha de Cordova, Francesca Martinez, Micheline Mason, Barbara Lisicki, Richard Rieser, Janine Booth, Kirsten Hearn and others to be confirmed. Disabled People have … Read more
I’m stockpiling for harder times I’m panicking and hoarding But I won’t vote for Labour ‘cos I don’t like Jeremy Corbyn Of course I’d like to see more help for those who face adversity Of course folk shouldn’t have to … Read more
This is my opening speech at the debate at The World Transformed 2019 about whether it would be right for the Labour Party to enter into electoral pacts or coalitions with other parties. The other speakers were Nadia Whittome (Labour … Read more
This is Janine’s speech seconding the motion on the Trade Union Act at TUC Disabled Workers’ Conference 2019. The motion was passed unanimously. === RMT welcomes PCS’ motion and its focus on electronic balloting. Our amendment extends this discussion to … Read more
Venue: 32 New Beacon Road, Grantham, NG31 9JX Join us for an evening of performance poetry from the excellent Janine Booth and her work ‘Mostly Hating Tories’. + quiz + music and singing + food Tickets £10 on the night. Please … Read more
Lansbury’s parents were impoverished Jews from Poland, then part of the Russian Empire, and had fled to the East End of London to escape antisemitic pogroms and persecution. Some in the labour movement welcomed the Jewish refugees, but others … Read more
Published by The Clarion, 27 November 2018: The 1918 general election was the first to be held on a single day (14 December), the first in which nearly all adult men were entitled to vote, and the first in which … Read more
Janine has co-written (with Sacha Ismail and Simon Hannah) this pamphlet for the Clarion magazine, giving a thorough but readable explanation of Britain’s anti-union laws and calling on Labour to carry out its policy to scrap them all. Just two … Read more
This is the speech I gave at the fringe meeting at Labour Party conference on 25 September 2018 about the draft Labour Party Autism / Neurodiversity Manifesto. A lot has happened since I said to John McDonnell at a … Read more
In July, I spoke at an event organised by Islington Labour Party women’s forum, called ‘Keeping women and girls safe in Islington’. There were various speakers from community organisations, the council and the police, plus workshops on domestic abuse, sexual … Read more
Published by The Clarion on 21 July 2018 … “Albert Booth was an inspiration. He proved it was possible to be elected as a socialist, opposed to nuclear weapons, in the heartland of the shipyards that built Trident. He stands as … Read more
<Sarcasm alert> Today, in an astonishing piece of investigative journalism, the Sunday Times shocks the world with the revelation, based entirely on material already in the public sphere, that I am really quite left wing and that other left-wing members of … Read more
Listen to Janine speaking at Momentum’s The World Transformed event at Labour Party conference on 24 September 2017. Here is a selection of how the media reported it: “On Sunday, a supportive MP, Clive Lewis, called for a “phase two” … Read more
Pizza and Politics – Enjoy pizza, drink anda lively debate Janine Booth introduces a discussion on Autism Equality in the Workplace: removing barriers and challenging discrimination Janine is a writer, poet, trade unionist, socialist and feminist. She is autistic and is the … Read more
Poetry with your burger? Janine entertains Hackney South & Shoreditch Labour barbecue guests with some verse (at about 6pm). Venue: The Dolphin, 165 Mare Street, London E8 3RH Come and celebrate Labour’s ongoing success, meet local activists and help us to … Read more
Molly choked On her voddy and coke When Pat told her the Tories’ intention To unlock her pension Not to mention Their plans for social care Grow old if you dare Mrs May says It’s her lucky day Molly can die in … Read more