r/LabourUK • • Jul 22 '26

Want to give back to this community? Join us on the mod team!

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Hello!

We're looking to expand the mod team here and, with a change in Labour leader thought now is a fantastic time for some recruitment.

There are a few requirements:

  • 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 must be happy to use it.

  • Has the temperament to moderate heated discussions and able to respond appropriately to nasty or aggressive challenges to moderation action.

  • Accept that you will see a lot of crap. 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.

Below are a set of questions for you to fill out and send to us via modmail. The more information you provide the better:

  1. Why do you want to be a moderator on r/LabourUK

  2. Are you a current Labour Party member?

  3. Personal statement (~200 words): A few expanded words about yourself, your personality, and what makes you think you’re the right person to be a mod.

  4. Are you willing to join, and be active on the Discord channel? (It's were we discuss and track moderation)

  5. Do you have any other online social media presences (established)?

  6. Are you active in any other communities, and what do you like about them?

  7. What would you bring to the moderation team?

  8. What changes would you like to see?

  9. What do you think the subreddit has gotten wrong?

  10. What activities do you undertake as part of the Labour Party?

Any questions ask here or send a modmail and we'll take a look at it.


r/LabourUK • • 16h ago

BBC being told what's what about overdiagnosis of autism by an actual expert

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r/LabourUK • • 14h ago

The exact same ragebait is being posted across the Anglo world

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156 Upvotes

r/LabourUK • • 8h ago

Leicester police ‘blanket arrest’ journalists under Terrorism Act for covering protest at Israeli drone factory

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r/LabourUK • • 11h ago

NHS England’s ‘single sex’ wards policy “putting politics over patient care”

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r/LabourUK • • 11h ago

International Trump calls off livestream of Fort Hood attacker's execution by firing squad

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r/LabourUK • • 4h ago

Reform officials admit they 'defend the indefensible' after allegations against party figures

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r/LabourUK • • 9h ago

Banks say Healey is planning Budget tax raid on their profits.

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r/LabourUK • • 11h ago

Milei adviser claims UK being ‘colonised by Islam’ as Falklands row grows

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Argentine ultranationalists seem to have a strange hatred of Muslims just existing in the UK


r/LabourUK • • 5h ago

BBC licence fee to be extended with ‘YouTube tax’ to force more to pay

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r/LabourUK • • 16h ago

Child Psychotherapist Forced to Close Practice After Holding Sign at Peaceful Protest | The ban on Palestine Action is having far-reaching consequences.

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r/LabourUK • • 8h ago

International UK Sends Ukraine More Storm Shadow Missiles to Hit Russian Sites

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r/LabourUK • • 20h ago

Stopping Pip for ADHD or autism would not make big savings, says thinktank

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r/LabourUK • • 2h ago

Alan Milburn's TRIP interview

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Some main points:

  • Milburn rejects the idea that NEETs are lazy or unwilling to work. He says the problem is a "shortage of opportunity and a shortage of support", citing young people who've applied for hundreds of jobs without success. He blames successive governments for failing to address the problem over the past 25 years, during which the NEET rate has rarely fallen below 10%.
  • 83-84% of NEETs want to work or train. He also says 50% of young people receiving health and disability benefits believe they could work or undertake training now with appropriate support.
  • Milburn repeatedly praises the Netherlands, where the NEET rate is roughly a third of Britain's. He points out that 51% of Dutch 16–18-year-olds combine education with paid work, compared with just 17% in Britain. He wants greater emphasis on vocational education and early work experience.
  • He wants more work experience and Saturday jobs. He argues that work experience should be a normal part of secondary education and acknowledges that opportunities are often determined by "who you know rather than what you know". He wants schools to provide these opportunities rather than relying on parents' connections.
  • Severe cuts are likely, though the indication is that the money would be spent actually helping young people into work. Milburn says the government needs to "dial down" income support and "dial up" employment support, acknowledging that the transition could be "quite painful". He doesn't specify which benefits would be cut or by how much.
  • Alastair asks whether his recommendations could go further than the cuts that triggered the last rebellion. Milburn replies: "Yes, that is true" but adds that MPs will be on board because it's coming with extra support. He wants a fundamental redesign of the welfare system for under-25s, so it's possible support is moved from direct cash payments more into actual support.
  • He also wants higher benefits for people who cannot work, explicitly calling for "more financial support" for those with severe, enduring and complex disabilities.
  • He wants substantially more investment in employment support. Milburn claims the government currently spends £25 supporting young benefit claimants financially for every £1 spent helping them into employment. He wants more spending on apprenticeships, further education, mental health services and personalised employment support.
  • He puts the annual economic cost of youth worklessness at £125 billion. He also says around a quarter of NEETs spend six years outside education or employment between ages 18 and 24, potentially losing more than £250,000 in lifetime earnings.

r/LabourUK • • 7h ago

John Healey poised to raise taxes on banks in budget

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r/LabourUK • • 10h ago

Powell: Oracy will have ‘equal status’ with reading and writing

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r/LabourUK • • 6h ago

Old government IT is costing UK taxpayers billions

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r/LabourUK • • 8h ago

Equality watchdog writes to Greens over 'Zionism is racism' motion

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r/LabourUK • • 13h ago

[Daily Mail] NHS bosses finally tell hospitals to stop letting trans women onto female wards 18 months after landmark court ruling

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r/LabourUK • • 15h ago

Labour to end local coalitions with Greens if they do not condemn Zionism policy

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r/LabourUK • • 16h ago

Jeffrey Donaldson: Former DUP leader sentenced to 15 years in prison for child sex abuse

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r/LabourUK • • 6h ago

Half of Scots view SNP as incompetent with majority branding party 'out of touch' and 'untrustworthy'

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r/LabourUK • • 13h ago

Why do struggling people support Farage who will make life hell for them, in the sake of profits and lobbyists (donators.)

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r/LabourUK • • 18h ago

UK economy sees surprise growth in August ahead of Healey's first Budget

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r/LabourUK • • 17h ago

Reform UK councillors and candidates filmed making racist and misogynist comments | Reform UK

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