James Schneider | |
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 Schneider on a Novara Media panel at The World Transformed 2021 | |
| Born | James Gerald Hylton Schneider 17 June 1987 Westminster, London, England |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Oxford |
| Occupations |
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| Organisation | Momentum |
| Political party | Labour |
James Gerald Hylton Schneider (born 17 June 1987)[1] is an English political organiser and writer currently serving as Communications Director for Progressive International. He co-founded the left-wing grassroots movement Momentum. In October 2016, he was appointed public relations advisor to then leader of the Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, as Director of Strategic Communications.[2][3]
In 2022, Schneider published Our Bloc: How We Win, laying out a strategy for the British left in the 2020s, both within Labour and beyond.[4] He is also an international chess player, representing Saint Vincent and the Grenadines at the 44th Chess Olympiad in Chennai, India in 2022.[5]
- ^ Winchester College: A Register. Edited by P.S.W.K. McClure and R.P. Stevens, on behalf of the Wardens and Fellows of Winchester College. 7th edition, 2014. pp. 905 (Common Time 2000 list heading) & 913 (entry for James Schneider). Published by Winchester College, Hampshire.
- ^ "This is how Jeremy Corbyn's team believes he can still become UK prime minister". Business Insider.
- ^ "The fight of his life: on the road with Jeremy Corbyn". The Guardian. 2 June 2017.
- ^ McTernan, John (7 September 2022). "Our Bloc: How We Win by James Schneider review – can the left triumph without Labour?". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ "SVG Chess team holding their own at Olympiad". Searchlight. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.