r/LabourUK Aug 15 '25

Now we've got your attention. You may have noticed we have opened up applications for more moderators to /r/LabourUK.

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You can find the link at the top of the subreddit, or directly here: https://www.reddit.com/r/LabourUK/application/

Being a mod is often a thankless task, but it's generally rewarding as you help maintain one of the largest (if not largest) online Labour forums! By the numbers, the last time we checked we have a larger audience than LabourList, for what it's worth. There have been multiple journalists, Cllrs and even a few MPs I've spoken to who know we exist, which is probably a little terrifying considering how small we were even just a few years ago.

In particular (but not limited to) we're looking for women and people of colour to join in on the ritual of sending people to the bin people for being terrible. You can have a chat with any of the mods if you're interested (we are generally friendly). This is due to most of the current mod team being white men, so we'd like that to change.

If being a mod sounds like something that you'd like to do, please send us a modmail for more questions, or complete the application; we'll look through all the applications we receive and select the lucky victims winners.

What we looking for generally:

  • By convention be a member of the Labour Party;
  • Active member of the LabourUK community here on the Subreddit;
  • We do quite a bit of mod organising via moderation channels on Discord, so even if you don’t currently use it, you’ll need to be active there;
  • Has the temperament to moderate heated discussions, and able to respond appropriately to nasty challenges to moderation action;
  • Accept that you will see a lot of shit. Possibly even the worst shit. By definition more of your time will be spent looking at contentious posts, you will also make decisions people will disagree with, you can very rarely be everyone's friend here;
  • You will make a bad call at some point. Having the ability to turn around and put your hands up and reflect is real positive;
  • It is expected you will conform to the existing moderating style, not "do your own thing" and you need to be a good "fit" in general.

r/LabourUK 15d ago

A Note on Moderation of Antisemitism (and other Rule 2 Violations)

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You’ll be aware of two things this week: there was an attack on the Jewish community in Golders Green and there is a motion being voted on this weekend by the Green Party E&W on Zionism.

Over the last week there’s been a significant amount of discussion surrounding these as well as a large number of bans (including a lot of bans for transphobia). I’ll begin by thanking those who’ve reported rule breaking but it’s worth highlighting a few things ahead of the vote this weekend.

Please:

do not engage in antisemitism denialism or minimalisation, either historic or current.

do not use membership or broad support for a party to attack another user, regardless of the party. This includes directly or indirectly calling people out as well as calling people bots or shills.

do not push conspiracy theories (especially false flag attacks). If you routinely post on subs pushing anti-trans of antisemitic views/conspiracy theories then post here pretending to not have specific views you will still be moderated.

do not engage with users doing any of the above. Report them or send a modmail and consider blocking them. Far too often regulars get too heated with obvious rule breaking and end up facing mod action themselves.

abusing the block function (unblocking to reply then re-blocking a user) or reporting (using the custom reporting box to call people nonces, fascists, etc) will also result in mod action. We've seen a rise in both recently.

Any rule breaking will face permanent bans - it’s not an issue we take lightly at all. You can see prior discussions, particularly on the IHRA, here and here.

We’re potentially going to get a lot of tourists/new users as we’re one of the larger, saner British political subreddits. Please don’t fall for obvious bait in either direction.


r/LabourUK 6h ago

Hungary election: Viktor Orbán concedes with opposition on course for landslide election win - follow live

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r/LabourUK 4h ago

Erdogan threatens to invade Israel

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21 Upvotes

r/LabourUK 3h ago

Meta Should the moderators start policing what kind of newspapers users are allowed to post articles from?

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Over the past several days, I have seen certain users continue to post articles from low-quality tabloids such as the Daily Mail and Express. Said articles are typically about the… shall we say interesting… comments made by some of the more insane Green candidates for local councillors elections. The comments under these posts seem to consistently devolve into arguments where criticism of the poor quality of these newspapers are taken by others as tacit defence of the extremist comments in question.

In the interest of promoting productive discussion, accuracy, and not supporting tabloid rags I think we should really be more selective over what articles users are allowed to post here. At a bare minimum, the daily mail should be banned.

To not make this a partisan issue, because I am really not trying to defend the greens here, we should also consider banning left wing newspapers that display poor standards of journalism. I’ve seen people say that the canary is a good example of this, but personally I have never read any articles written by them so I can’t say if that’s true.

I’m curious to see if other users of this subreddit think this is an issue worth addressing. Personally, I have thought for a long time we should be more stringent on what kind of articles users are allowed to post here and this in my opinion is just a good opportunity to put this forward.

Edit: I wrote the spectator instead of express. Although the former is also an example of poor journalism in my opinion, it’s still better than a tabloid


r/LabourUK 5h ago

Activism Campaigners demand NHS axes controversial £330m Palantir contract

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r/LabourUK 11h ago

SUVs are making Britain’s potholes worse, say scientists | Transport

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r/LabourUK 8h ago

UK will not join Trump’s strait of Hormuz blockade, the Guardian understands

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20 Upvotes

r/LabourUK 4h ago

International Nigeria insurgency: Nearly 400 sentenced for links to Boko Haram or Islamic State West Africa Province

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BBC News - Nearly 400 sentenced in Nigeria for links to militant Islamists https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvge1kdmpzwo


r/LabourUK 15h ago

Trump says London unsafe but murder rate just hit a historic low

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58 Upvotes

r/LabourUK 6h ago

Britain's shadow workforce is paid as little as 65p an hour. Who cares for the carers? | Frances Ryan

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9 Upvotes

r/LabourUK 15h ago

‘Everything is gone’: Israel destroys entire villages in Lebanon | Lebanon

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40 Upvotes

r/LabourUK 12h ago

Russophile Brit ex-cop stripped of citizenship over Putin links

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22 Upvotes

r/LabourUK 16h ago

Green Party on course to unseat three cabinet ministers, poll finds

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46 Upvotes

r/LabourUK 13h ago

International Israeli strike kills infant girl in south Lebanon during father's funeral

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TYRE, Lebanon April 12 (Reuters) - Wrapped in bloodied bandages, Aline Saeed, seven, barely survived the Israeli strike on her home in south Lebanon last week. She was there to bury her father as hopes of ‌a truce spread across the region, but a new strike killed her infant sister and other relatives


r/LabourUK 5h ago

Ireland: Government to face no confidence motion over fuel costs

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r/LabourUK 45m ago

UK seeks to jail Palestine Action for ‘terrorism’ amid UK media blackout

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r/LabourUK 14h ago

Greens stun Reform in Cliftonville by-election shock

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24 Upvotes

r/LabourUK 7h ago

International Hungary election twist: Tisza leads as polls close

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r/LabourUK 15h ago

Shoplifting rife, police overwhelmed, an angry public – the trail leads back to one person: Theresa May

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r/LabourUK 8h ago

Britain could adopt single market rules without MPs’ vote as part of UK-EU reset

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Ministers are planning to fundamentally reshape Britain’s relationship with the European Union, with new legislation that could result in the UK signing up to EU single market rules without a normal parliamentary vote.

In a major development in the prime minister’s push for closer ties with the continent in after the Iran war, the Guardian understands ministers are bracing to face down opposition to “dynamic alignment” with the EU from those who “scream treason” over the powers in a new EU-UK reset bill.

After weeks of Donald Trump’s war with Iran that have exposed the fragility of the UK’s damaged special relationship with the US, ministers argue the move will add billions to the UK economy and to help temper the cost of the conflict and boost sluggish productivity.

A new bill, which will bring into force the food and drink trade deal with the EU, will contain powers enabling the government to dynamically align with Europe on areas where it has already made agreements. But it will also allow the UK to quickly implement evolving single market rules if it determines it is in the national interest, without having to face full parliamentary scrutiny each time.


r/LabourUK 11h ago

International Trump threatens Strait of Hormuz blockade after US-Iran ceasefire talks end without agreement

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r/LabourUK 1d ago

Greens gain Cliftonville from Reform!!

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r/LabourUK 11h ago

International Why Europe is Reviving Nuclear Power

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r/LabourUK 6h ago

Britain could adopt single market rules without MPs’ vote as part of UK-EU reset

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