“The rot runs much deeper. Cosy chats. Private text messages. Looking after your own. It’s how our system works, as this crisis shows.”
Our Foreign Policy Should be a Push for Peace – Claudia Webbe MP exclusive
“The Tories have learnt nothing from failed interventions & instead are committed to an era of permanent war.”
Labour’s frontbench are wrong to turn back on Corbyn’s popular attempt to refashion foreign policy around principles of peace, justice & conflict resolution – Andrew Murray
“This means signing up for the US-led drive to isolate & contain China, whose rise to a position of great power in the world is more than official Washington, be it Democrat or Republican, can bear. To this end, one of the country’s two new aircraft carriers (albeit carrying only US-supplied aircraft) is to be deployed in the Far East, as an earnest of our commitment.”
The NHS & Social Care White Paper is a charter for a privatisation bonanza: Hancock’s game of thrones & how to resist.
“Private providers commissioning themselves? Forget the Serco Track & Trace scandal; we’re crossing the Rubicon.”
Uber ruling : now is the time to fight for gig workers’ rights
“When workers cannot negotiate their own contracts, hourly rates, or have any other recourse to set parameters of the job, they are not independent or free but are being exploited by companies who steal their labour in pursuit of profit.” By Amy Smith, Halifax CLP. In February 2021 the UK Supreme Court delivered a landmark…
Continue reading ➞ Uber ruling : now is the time to fight for gig workers’ rights
The Tory approach is to prioritise profit, while workers shoulder the burden of the crisis – Labour must inspire with a vision of full employment. Nadia Jama.
"We are living through history; this is the greatest economic crisis in more than a century. We should set our aspirations to meet it."
Too many politicians seek to punish & scapegoat asylum seekers –Pamela Fitzpatrick
“The lives of asylum seekers remain secondary to many politicians who cynically use the issue for perceived political advantage.”
Full employment is not a pie in the sky aspiration – Jon Trickett MP
“ The fight for Labour is not only to bring unemployment down by making full employment the overriding priority, but to address the culture of the labour market and end wage exploitation by making work pay.”
The Gypsy, Roma & Traveller community need our collaboration not just solidarity – Mish Rahman. #PoliceCrackdownBill
"The Policing, Crime, Sentencing & Courts Bill, which has provoked protests across the country, not only criminalises our right to protest & express dissent, but also criminalises Gypsy & Traveller communities for their very way of life."
Ecuador’s Socialists Set to Defeat Neo-liberalism
"With a left victory likely, there are growing concerns that elites in Ecuador & abroad are conspiring to sabotage the electoral process."
Women Will Not Be Silenced – We Will Be Seen, We Will Be Heard.
"The extent [of] institutionalised inequality & structural discrimination has been demonstrated by recent court rulings concluding that the police did not act unlawfully at the Sarah Everard vigil."
Jeremy Corbyn Exclusive Interview – Military Spending Hikes & a Nuclear Arms Race Won’t Make us Safer
"The young people of this planet are not thirsting for war, they are thirsting for environmental sustainability, a good future and peace.” - Jeremy Corbyn
#StepUpStarmer & back a 15% pay rise for NHS workers – Holly Turner, NHS Workers Say No. #NHSPay15
Keir Starmer you said that when you clapped for carers you meant it, now it’s time to prove that by listening to the workers and backing #NHSPay15.
Defend Civil Liberties -Stand Up to the Tories’ Authoritarian Drive. Socialist Campaign Group of MPs statement.
"We continue to stand against all attacks on our hard-won democratic rights & freedoms. The Police, Crime, Sentencing & Courts Bill must be defeated & the government’s wider authoritarian drive must be ended."
Stand in solidarity – Israel must stop the demolition of Palestinians’ homes
The biggest Israeli human rights group B'Tselem has argued that Israel is creating "a Kafkaesque reality that leaves Palestinians almost no way to build legally".
Opposing & Understanding Starmer’s attacks on Labour’s members & democracy – Ronan Burtenshaw exclusive interview. Watch & read!
“They didn’t trip, fall & land on another way to attack the party membership… this is part of their project.”
Stop the corporate takeover of our GP surgeries – end NHS privatisation! Apsana Begum MP exclusive
“The NHS should be returned to a publicly funded, publicly provided, comprehensive health care service, available to all & be free at the point of delivery.”
Standing up for Labour’s Grassroots – #GrassrootsVoice 5 NEC Report
"In the context of 120,000 people dead from Covid-19, & the attacks on people’s jobs & living standards through renewed & harsher austerity imposed by the Tories, we are asking for much bolder opposition from the Labour frontbench."
Evans’ left purge: the abuse of auto-exclusion by Labour’s HQ
"Several members have been ‘auto-excluded’ for social media posts that could not, by any rational person, be considered to indicate support for a political organisation other than Labour."
As they attempt to limit protest, the only answer is to demonstrate that protest works – Left responds to Bristol & other protests #PoliceCrackdownBill
“The Tories are attacking people’s right to vote, protest & strike. Their aim is to weaken people’s ability to defeat the unjust & unpopular policies coming in response to the economic crisis." - Richard Burgon MP
Labour Must Back the NHS Workers’ Pay Demands – Campaign Pack for CLP activists launched
"Sadly, clapping on our doorsteps does not put food on the table of those who have suffered 10 years of real pay cuts under Tory Governments."Kate Osborne MP By the Labour Assembly Against Austerity Team. Labour activists have launched a new drive to support NHS workers seeking a significant pay rise this year, with the…
Protest, Women & the Miners Strike – Lessons for Liberation & Solidarity – Kate Flannery
“While ever the establishment attempt to exclude any form of dissent, we have all the more reason to protest.”
Health & Safety at work is fundamental. Let’s make it a fundamental right – Carolyn Jones, Institute of Employment Rights
“From the outset of the pandemic, workplaces were recognised as significant locations for the transmission of the virus. Yet the risks were massively downplayed by the government.”
This government fears peaceful, popular protest – Diane Abbott Exclusive #RightToResist
“Draconian legislation is needed only when the government feels threatened.”
Brazil: Why was the British media silent for so long about the persecution of Lula?
"Through these omissions, British media coverage, like Brazilian mainstream coverage, did not just simplify & sensationalise what was happening in Brazil, it provided editorial cover for wrongdoings."
Liverpool Labour’s Testing Year
"Many Labour members also feel deeply alienatied from the Labour leadership, which has been keen to welcome the commissioners. Why punish the many for the failings of an unaccountable few?"
Stop Tory Attacks on Civil Liberties & Human Rights – Diane Abbott, Apsana Begum, Shami Chakrabarti & Bell Ribeiro-Addy on Our #RightToResist
“Draconian legislation is needed when a Government feels threatened. This Government fears peaceful popular protest.” - Diane Abbott MP.
We are facing the biggest crackdown on our democratic rights in decades – we mustn’t lose sight of that
"The seriousness of the #PoliceCrackdownBill cannot be overstated. It is a deeply authoritarian & racist piece of legislation that would increase police powers, stifle dissent & further criminalise marginalised groups."
Ecuador: Left set for Victory – Democracy Under Attack!
“Now is the time to build international solidarity, & demand that the Ecuadorian people must be allowed to determine their future through free & fair elections on 11 April without any external intervention.”
Collectivism or Individualism? Pete Firmin argues unions are an organic part of the Labour Party, not some outdated add on.
“Solidarity – collectivism - is central to the labour movement. The move to All Members Meetings reduces us to individuals.”
We must do all we can to show solidarity with our Kurdish brothers & sisters – Kate Osborne MP
“Inside Turkey’s prisons the conditions for political prisoners are becoming increasingly barbaric.”
The left’s challenge is to unite & build a movement for socialist change & a people-centred economy – Ben Chacko on the fight for jobs & full employment
"At a time of enormous anxiety over jobs, joblessness can be a pivotal issue that unites millions in a fight to create & defend jobs that recreates a popular understanding that full employment is possible & desirable, good for your pay packet if you are in work & good for your small business."
The fight for full employment
We need to ‘mobilise unused resources as a country… to end the drudgery of insecure work and peoples’ worry about how to feed the kids.’Jon Trickett MP By Sam Browse, Arise Volunteer On Saturday, hundreds tuned into ‘A jobs-led recovery – the fight for full employment’, an event hosted by Arise Festival, the Morning Star…
By trying to police protest out of existence, the Government has only strengthened our resolve to defend it – Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP exclusive
“Rather than cracking down on the genuine injustices raised by protesters – from gender-based violence to institutional racism and the climate emergency – this Government has shown time and again that they would rather crack down on the protestors themselves.”
Bus networks have become a gravy train where cowboy companies milk passengers – we need public ownership.
"If Labour Mayors want to establish a real legacy of transforming their regions, bringing the buses into public control would be a good place to start."
Labour should say no to Boris’ nuclear arms race – Sam Browse
" Labour can't win the argument if it accepts the Government's framework & attempts to criticise the Government from the right ."
The Policing Bill is an explicit attack on the Black Lives Matter movement – Sabby Dhalu #WorldAgainstRacism
"In Britain no police officer has ever been charged with the killing of any black person in police custody. This needs to change."
10 years on from the war in Libya, the intervention of the west has been an unmitigated disaster – Barbara Ntumy, Black Liberation Alliance
"We must be the generation that secured an era of peace, equality & a planet that was habitable for future generations, not one riddled with pandemics, conflict & climate catastrophe."
Brazil: Lula’s return boosts resistance against Bolsonaro
"This new ruling restores Lula’s political rights, enabling him to stand for president in the 2022 elections. He remains one of the most popular politicians in the country, with polls showing him well ahead of other possible candidates."
To truly change the country means building a movement for socialism with power at every level of the Party & deep roots in communities – Mish Rahman, Momentum.
"The grassroots work has already begun." - Mish Rahman, Momentum.
There is nothing moral about David Evans’ anti-democratic crusade – Maia Kirby #SaveOurSocialists
“ It is clear that the rule book has been breached, but not by the CLP & BLP Officers who have been suspended. It is the General Secretary who has awarded himself powers that go way beyond the powers of the NEC as stipulated in the rulebook.”
Let’s shape a party that is socialist & inclusively feminist in all that it does – Chloe Hopkins, Grassroots Labour Women.
“The Establishment has long undervalued women’s work, expected women to bear the brunt of work in the home & treated women’s safety as expendable.”
Women lead fight for right to protest, as government pushes through bill to criminalise political opposition by Sophie Bolt
“It’s clear the violent Met police attacks on women attending the Sarah Everard vigil at Clapham Common on Saturday had nothing to do with concerns of spreading COVID & everything to do with violently crushing a new radical protest movement.”
Jeremy Corbyn Slams Tory Decision to Increase Nuclear Warheads as Labour’s Left Gathers to Mark 10 Years Since the War on Libya – Watch & read!
“It’s always very easy to send other people’s children to war.”
Nukes & NATO enlargement aren’t the answer – Labour needs an independent foreign policy for peace & disarmament. By Sam Browse, Streatham CLP
" Feeding the expansion of NATO and rehashing the outdated “great power” bipolar politics of the 20th Century suits only the interests of a US-based ruling elite wishing to stall their relative decline."
We must reclaim democracy in our Party – Labour MPs, unions, Left groups & NEC reps respond to NEC decision to reject a recall conference.
"At over half a million people, Labour’s members are its greatest strength. But in the past year, their right to democratic debate has been curtailed & those who have questioned attempts to limit political discussion have faced disciplinary action."
Labour voices oppose pro-nukes stance – Call for continued anti-war internationalism
"The big issues facing us now are the global pandemic & climate. Nuclear weapons aren't the answer to either of those.” - Diane Abbott MP.
Liverpool- the latest twist. By Alan Gibbons, Liverpool Walton CLP.
"The party’s conduct of this selection is seen by many members as chaotic & demotivating ahead of crucial elections."
The real thing that is ‘manifestly unfounded’ is the suspension of socialists from the party – Maia Kirby, #SaveOurSocialists
“Further to the failures to follow the correct process, it would be obvious to anyone that individuals who have been suspended from the party in such an inconsistent & opaque manner, in some cases learning of their suspension from the press before the party, would have questions on why they had been targeted so unfairly.”
The Tory view is not only must we learn to live with the virus, but we must also passively accept an annual death toll as well
"Those who think that an elimination strategy is no longer viable or necessary are being duped by a callous & cynical establishment. Allowing the virus to spread freely is a dangerous & irresponsible approach which increases the risk of mutations & therefore threatens to undermine the entire vaccination program."
Strike Map – “Don’t standby whilst the impact of the pandemic is borne on the backs of working people”
“Despite the incredible efforts of workers during the pandemic, several big employers are attempting to use this crisis to line their own pockets & attack the working conditions of their staff by undertaking the tactic of fire & rehire.”
The Tories Use Racism as a Weapon of Mass Distraction – Myriam Kane.
"They have no clear way out of the current crisis which is costing lives & livelihoods including half a million unemployed young people, & no clear way out of the impending climate crisis which could cost us the Earth."
Full Solidarity with NHS Staff in the Fight for Fair Pay – Socialist Campaign Group of Labour MPs statement
"Should heroic NHS staff be forced to take strike action in order to defeat the government’s disgraceful proposal & secure the fair pay & decent treatment they deserve, then they will have our full support & solidarity."
For a world beyond oppression & indignity – Kate Osborne MP on International Women’s Day #IDW2021
“We are standing on the shoulders of giants. We all owe everything to the people who went before us, who were pioneers & who stood up to oppression.” - Kate Osborne MP.
The cause of labour is the cause of women – Rachel Garnham on International Women’s Day 2021
“The focus on nurses’ pay is welcome because it spotlights just one of the ways in which the Covid pandemic has impacted disproportionately on women.”
The Tories’ deadly agenda has driven women back – now we must lead the resistance. Ruth Hayes on #IWD2021
“Women have borne the impact of austerity & unless action is taken, new generations of women will be held back.” - Ruth Hayes.
We need to fight for a huge public stimulus that puts people & planet first – Richard Burgon on #Budget2021
The Government’s disastrous handling of the virus has caused one of the world’s deepest economic collapses, yet they expect the vast majority to pay for it—including through further cuts to public services of £15 billion per year compared with last year’s plans.
Sunak’s Budget for the Rich – Cutting through the Tory & Media Spin with Laura Pidcock & Mick Burke of the People’s Assembly
When the Chancellor gets up and talks about ‘giveaways’, ultimately he’s talking about giveaways for the rich.
Bristol West Fiasco Illustrates Anti-Democratic Direction of Starmer’s Leadership – Darran McLaughlin, Former Co-Secretary of Bristol West CLP
"Under Starmer we are seeing... unaccountable Labour Party staffers in league with right wing factions among Labour councillors & MPs... trying to stamp out members' involvement & democratic decision making in any way they can."
Hospital Porters Take Strike Action Against ‘Fire & Rehire’ – #HeartlessHeartlands
“They are still striking & fighting with everything that they have to win this dispute, not just for themselves, but for every worker up & down the country suffering at the hands of bad employers.”
Quarter of a million dead: Calls for Bolsonaro to go chime louder – Claudia Webbe MP.
"Inspired by Trump’s recent defeat in the US, the growing resistance in Brazil deserves massive international solidarity."
Nothing for Tackling Poverty, our NHS & Public Services, or for the Green New Deal We Need – Left responds to #Budget2021
“There was little for those excluded for Government pandemic support schemes for so long, little to invest in crisis hit public services & little to support those in financial insecurity facing every increasing mountains of debt they may never escape from.” - Rebecca Long Bailey MP.
Labour needs to lead the fight for a progressive tax system – Richard Burgon MP Exclusive #Budget2021
"In the deepest crisis in decades, Labour needs to be much bolder in offering an alternative… And we can’t just sidestep big debates when they happen. The tax debacle of the past few days shows that if we continue to do so, then our party will be outflanked by the Tories with their phoney rhetoric of levelling up." - Richard Burgon MP.
Don’t make workers pay for this crisis – Howard Beckett, Unite the Union AGS on #Budget2021
"Since 2008 the top 1000 earners have seen their wealth rise by £550 billion, yet workers wages have gone down by £440 billion. This is what austerity has left us with - a redistribution of wealth from the poorest to the richest."
Tax the rich to rescue our NHS – John Lister, Health Campaigns Together, #Budget2021
“Our NHS needs not just a cash injection but a major cash transfusion – not just to survive Covid & repair the damage it has done by lengthening waiting lists, but to reverse a brutal decade of disinvestment since 2010.”John Lister By John Lister, editor Health Campaigns Together & co-editor The Lowdown. This is an…
Labour Must Offer a Bold Alternative to Tory Class War – Begum, Burgon, McDonnell, union leaders & 1000s of activists rally for a people’s budget
“Throughout the last nine months, the Tories have been waging class war & there’s been no attempt to hold back in terms of the virulent attack on working people.” - John McDonnell MP
The Tories are no friends of a publicly owned NHS – they never have been & never will be. Jon Trickett MP Exclusive. #Budget2021
This week’s budget, however, is an opportunity to change this. The government should not only give a boost to the wages of NHS key workers, but also reject the privatisation of the NHS & an end to grotesque practices of dishing out NHS contracts to Tory cronies.
Forcing People into Dangerous Workplaces Shows How Rotten this Profit-Driven System Is, Claudia Webbe MP #Budget2021
"It’s time to stop sacrificing people’s health, jobs & livelihoods at the altar of private profit." - Claudia Webbe MP.
#Budget2021 – Labour Needs to Demand Radical Action to Save Lives, Jobs and Livelihoods
“The coronavirus pandemic has already impacted millions more, over a longer period, than it should, due to the government’s refusal to offer sufficient financial support to isolate, including leaving an inadequate statutory sick pay rate in place which means many have continued to put themselves at risk.”
Jeremy Corbyn – Britain Should Join Nuclear Ban Treaty & Scrap Nukes.
"From coronavirus to environmental destruction to economic inequality, we face threats that the war machine cannot fix, & can only worsen."
Hancock’s NHS plans would see the ramping up of privatisation on a scale we’ve never seen before – Pascale Robinson, We Own It.
" Newspaper headlines have regurgitated the government line that somehow Matt Hancock’s latest disaster plan will lead to reductions in the involvement of the private sector in the health service. This couldn’t be further from the truth."
Only a safe reopening is in all our interests. Support the teachers, head teachers & school workers against the Tories – Diane Abbott MP Exclusive
“The government is currently refusing to budge. But we know this is a government which can be forced to U-turn.” - DIane Abbott MP.
Labour cannot focus group the way to a better society – we need working-class MPs. Ian Lavery MP Exclusive.
“I can say with certainty that ‘getting the band back together’ and trying to emulate New Labour simply will not work.”
Honduras: Solidarity needed as more activists killed – by Christine Blower, Labour member of the House of Lords.
"While Honduras’ powerful & corrupt US-backed elites benefit enormously from the rapacious development of the country’s natural resources, about 48% of the population lives below the poverty line, & over 60% in rural areas."
We don’t have to be alike, to have the same interests & shared solidarity – Apsana Begum MP.
“While those on the Right use resort to divisive politics, I will always stand with my communities – diverse, dynamic, multicultural, multi-racial & with people of different faiths & none, & from all around the world.” - Apsana Begum MP
A roadmap to endless tragedy – Boris Johnson’s Covid 19 announcement
"We in the Zero Covid movement are often caricatured as advocating permanent lockdown. Nothing could be further from the truth. An effective lockdown would be a short lockdown. Then we could all have the social freedoms that have long been enjoyed in New Zealand, Vietnam, Taiwan & elsewhere. It is the failed containment strategy, & the associated reliance on vaccines as the silver bullet, that has delivered endless & repeated lockdowns & horrific death tolls."
No to Labour HQ’s Liverpool Mayor Stitch Up – Members, Unions, Left MPs & Anna Rothery respond
“Delaying ballots & then removing candidates with no explanation smells like a stitch-up to keep left candidates off the ballot."
Outlaw ‘Fire & Rehire’ – We mustn’t let workers pay for this crisis, by Howard Beckett, Unite the Union.
"We mustn’t let workers pay for this health crisis in the same way austerity was used to make us pay for the bankers crisis - we must fight every attempt to fire & rehire workers of course - but we must also demand more - we need to fight for better pay, terms & conditions, better employment rights & a better society."
Everyone in the NHS has been affected by this government’s incompetence during the COVID-19 pandemic- Keith Venables, Health Campaigns Together
“After a year of Covid Lockdowns we’ve seen & heard the impact of this government’s failure.”
Turning to “outdated & unelected” Mandelson won’t help Labour – Jess Barnard & Young Labour voices respond to Starmer Bringing Mandelson Back.
“Turning to outdated unelected advisors associated with corruption and undermining the previous leadership is no way to retaining the passion of young people in the Labour party. The issues we face today are a world away from 1997 and those in denial of this risk further isolating an already wavering youth vote.” -
Labour must oppose the #SpyCopsBill – pass the motion, build the campaign!
"While Ministers claim that the Bill simply formalises existing protocols for undercover police, it actually allows them to commit serious crimes with impunity – including murder, sexual assault & torture – & could effectively license them to act as agent provocateurs."
Keep mobilising for no more wars of intervention, support for the Palestinians & no cold war with China – Andrew Murray on Labour’s Foreign Policy.
“Corbyn’s staunch anti-imperialist & anti-war campaigning was his quality which the hostile establishment liked least of all.”
Medical apartheid double jeopardy – no vaccines for Palestine, no vaccines for Africa. By Hugh Lanning, ‘Labour & Palestine’
“As the occupying power – under the Geneva convention – Israel is responsible for the health of the occupied Palestinian population. It has washed its hands of this responsibility – a direct, conscious, political decision not to make the vaccine available.“
The Tories & the Crisis: Organised, systematic theft while 10,000s are dying. Helen O’Connor, People’s Assembly. #FightBack2021
“The demands of our movement are no longer just about fairness & equality - they are about life and death.”
Mobilise Labour’s Grassroots for a Socialist Agenda – Gemma Bolton, Labour NEC. #FightBack2021
“This decade & beyond will be defined by multiple crises facing our society. If Labour is to be relevant to the millions of working people that we want to vote for us, we must offer bold & serious solutions to these crises.”
Starmer’s Mandelson Return Won’t Help Labour – Left Warns Over Return to Blairism
"The return of Peter Mandelson reflects a course of direction at odds with Labour’s members & at odds with the platform Starmer was elected on." - Gemma Bolton, NEC member.
Trump has gone – time to end US sanctions on Cuba, Nicaragua & Venezuela
"First & foremost, sanctions are illegal coercive measures designed to bring about regime change, install US client governments, destroy progressive achievements & reinstate neoliberal policies."
Deepening Inequality in the Crisis – How The Tories Have Failed Women, by Kate Osborne MP. #COVID19UK
“Despite the devastating impact, women have been neither seen nor heard by the government during the pandemic.”
Labour Members’ Rights Under Attack – The Struggle Against Suspensions & for Corbyn’s Whip to be Restored #SaveOurSocialists #StoptheLabourLockout
“It’s shocking that so many Labour activists have been threatened with disciplinary action for upholding the right of their members to discuss issues of vital importance to the future direction of the Party. But it’s also inspiring so many individual members and CLPs refuse to be cowed into silence & continue to uphold values of solidarity & speaking truth to the powerful.”
Britain’s Deadly Role in the War on Yemen – Steve Bell, Stop the War Coalition
“If there is one certainty in all this, it is that the Conservative government will be the last to recognise the collapse of a war it enthusiastically endorsed. Despite the steps taken by Biden, the Government, for the moment, is determined to assist the war's military prosecution to the bitterest of ends.”
Anna Rothery – on her campaign to be the UK’s first Black Woman Mayor in Liverpool.
"I am standing on a platform to unite our party in Liverpool and come together to rebuild post this global pandemic and take on this government. The communities we represent are poorly served if the Labour Party are fighting internally, but what unity can there be while our former leader who inspired so many is denied his rightful place in the PLP?" - Anna Rothery.
Even the commentariat agree, Labour needs a new radical vision – Gaya Sriskanthan, Momentum
"Whilst our leadership struggle to articulate a basic left platform, the pandemic profiteers have been on a rampage... the Tories have used the crisis as an opportunity to gift huge PPE contracts to their billionaire mates while outsourcing the crucial track & system to a corporation that couldn’t track or trace."
Scottish Labour – Monica Lennon Must Win! Vince Mills, #Monica4Leader
“This leadership election is therefore about the future of the Scottish Labour Party, or more precisely, whether it has one. And it will have, if Monica Lennon wins.”
Cuba: Biden Must Reverse Trump’s Final Act of Sabotage against the Cuban People
"Cuba is the antithesis of a state sponsor of terrorism. The popularity of the international campaign for their medical brigades to receive a Nobel Peace Prize, & the number of official nominations made on their behalf, illustrates the absurdity of such a claim."
Let’s learn the lessons of this pandemic & put people before profit – Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP Exclusive #COVID19UK
“The common thread of these failings is the Tories’ decision to pursue the interests of big business rather than the interests of public health.”
Johnson’s disastrous handling of this crisis has already given us 112,000 deaths – #ZeroCovid is the only way out
"The government strategy of vaccinating the most vulnerable 13.5 million people and then fully opening up the economy is a policy that can only be described as criminal negligence."
We should fund the NHS – not friends of the Tory Party, Pascale Robinson, We Own It. #COVID19UK
"Outsourcing, privatisation & dodgy deals with the private sector have run through the government’s response to the pandemic like words through a stick of rock."
People should not have to choose between staying safe & putting food on the table – Rokhsana Fiaz, Mayor of Newham Exclusive #COVID19UK
"Funding is falling woefully below that needed to keep people safe & defeat this dreadful disease. The need for adequate sick pay & a decent, fair system of support to help those isolating & to support local government in delivering this, could not be more urgent."
What David Evans Really Thinks – Understanding the Attacks on Labour Party Democracy
“With hundreds of thousands of Labour Party members opposed to the leadership’s attempt to pull the party dramatically to the right, the leadership will feel the need to once again attempt to neuter members’ influence.”
Save Our Socialists : Suspended for writing the minutes – The diary of a CLP Secretary #StoptheLabourLockout #SaveOurSocialists
"The rulebook tells me it’s my job to circulate motions to members." The Diary of a CLP Secretary Dear Diary, Jeremy Corbyn was suspended and members are furious. Some are furious about what he said, even more are furious about his unfair suspension and the misuse of the disciplinary procedures...and the rest are furious that…
Together we have the ideas, skills & power to build a new world that puts workers first – Amy Jackson, Unite the Union. #Covid19UK
“With a Labour Party shifting rightwards, and not always in-step with the wants and needs of trade union members, it is up to us to use our collective strength to make sure our political demands are heard loud and clear.”
Waving the flag isn’t the answer to Labour’s problems – Labour needs to fight the Tories & offer real solutions, Richard Burgon MP Exclusive
“Labour’s leadership seems to have decided that the key to winning back lost voters is simply to imitate the Last Night at the Proms.. Is this really the best the Labour leadership can do to win back lost support in the middle of the deepest public health & economic crisis in a century? For me, it shows a real paucity of vision.” - Richard Burgon MP.
Ecuador: Left Set for Election Victory as Red Wave Strengthens in Latin America
“If the elections are free & fair all indications point to a victory for Andres Arauz. Very soon Ecuador, like Bolivia & Argentina, could give a further boost to the new red wave in Latin America.” Left-wing candidate Andres Arauz looks close to a first-round win in Sunday’s Presidential Election, but authorities are taking measures…
Continue reading ➞ Ecuador: Left Set for Election Victory as Red Wave Strengthens in Latin America
Understanding the Crisis, The Tory Agenda and the Alternative – Ben Chacko #FightBack2021
"What we’re seeing is the inability of the existing system to suppress the virus. Lives are being sacrificed to protect the status quo. The labour movement should unite to point to the way the pandemic has made the case for far reaching change. There must be no going back to normal."
Labour’s New BAME structures must give voice to rank-and-file members – Mish Rahman, NEC member
“Labour more than ever must stand up for BAME communities & stand with our BAME members, many of whom are campaigning in their communities to support people through the pandemic & the hardship it brings.”
It’s never too late for Justice – Chris Peace, Orgreave Truth & Justice Campaign
“Scotland & the Shrewsbury cases have shown that it is never too late for justice. The Orgreave Truth & Justice Campaign maintains it’s never too late for the ex-miners, their families, supporters & communities either.”
A People’s Debt Write Off is an idea whose time has come – John McDonnell Exclusive.
"The cuts in benefits, benefit cap, bedroom tax, brutal sanctions regime, housing crisis & pay freezes under the Tories have driven people into hardship & debt." - John McDonnell MP.
Socialist Campaign Group Calls for Urgent New Strategy to Save Lives . #ZeroCovid #Covid19UK
“The role of Labour in this crisis is not primarily to support the government – it is to support lives & livelihoods. The priority for the Labour Party must now be to step up the opposition to the government’s failed strategy & force it to change direction.”
Biden owes his victory to working class voters – now it’s pay-back time. By Steve Howell.
“The movement inspired by Sanders has shifted the centre of political gravity leftwards & the COVID crisis has added urgency to the need for change.”
The NHS was Understaffed & Underfunded : We Were Not Well Prepared Whatever the Tories Claim – Dr. John Puntis, for Keep Our NHS Public
“In New Zealand they have had 25 deaths; if we had replicated their approach this would have been 340 deaths not 110,000.”
Instead of insipid opposition, we need a socialist alternative : a bold, transformative offer to the people – Jon Trickett Exclusive #FightBack2021
“We shouldn't be dividing our party with people in the leadership lapsing into authoritarian attacks our members, the very people who we need to campaign in every part of the country to put our communities back together again after the crisis.”
Labour’s members & affiliates are key to developing winning & socialist policies – CLPD on Labour’s Policy Development Review.
“Our members are our greatest asset – based in their communities & in touch with voters in their families, workplaces, educational institutions & voluntary groups.”
The Covid Crisis is a Class Crisis – Andrew Murray exclusive. #FightBack2021
"The crisis has reinforced the rotten nature of our social system with its inequalities and corruption. Socialism means first of all replacing the power of the capitalists with the power of working people. Who can say this is not necessary today?"
We Must Look to the Socialist Solutions Set Out in Labour’s Manifesto – Yasmine Dar, Labour NEC member.
“We must do more to ensure the Labour leadership stands up for our communities by ending its approach of falling in behind the government, & actually putting pressure on for the measures we need, including a strong & maintained lockdown & support for those who can’t work.“
“If you don’t fight, you’ll never win” – Richard Burgon exclusive. #FightBack2021
"These failures go beyond Tory incompetence. They’re rooted in the class character of this Tory government." - Richard Burgon MP.
Rebecca Long Bailey Exclusive – We must use this moment to instigate change to build the economy & society people deserve. #FightBack2021
“The battle for that [better] world is now, it will be ferocious, & it will require a strength in all of us like never before.”
#FightBack2021 – 1000s rally at Labour Left event for fighting the Tories, socialist policies & party democracy
The message was loud and clear - the Labour left is here to stay, and will be at the forefront of both resisting the Tories' reactionary agenda, and standing for socialist solutions to the crisis and democracy in the Labour Party.
Urgent action must be taken to end school hunger. It’s not hard, it just takes political will – Jon Trickett MP #COVID19UK
“The Tories need to be made accountable for the mainstreaming of school hunger in many schools.” - Jon Trickett MP
Next Steps for Labour’s Left : Fighting Back in 2021 – The ‘Arise’ Volunteer Team look at priorities for the year #FightBack2021
"At a time when some of Blair’s heirs are desperately trying to drive as many left-wingers as possible out of the Labour Party, it would simply play into their hands for people to abandon the struggle for socialist policies & party democracy."
Boris Johnson’s is “the worst Tory Government ever for disregarding the rule of law” – Shami Chakrabarti Exclusive Interview. #SpyCopsBill
"The Spy Cops Bill is one of the most terrifying pieces of legislation that even I have seen in my working life.” - Shami Chakrabarti.
Fight the Tories’ Full-blown Assault on Workers’ Rights – Ian Lavery MP
"This assault is no accident and will continue unless we learn to fight back & resist." - Ian Lavery MP.
Britain’s Covid-19 Crisis: The charge sheet against Johnson is plain – Labour must push for a #ZeroCovid approach.
"Boris Johnson's Tory government is presiding over a health & economic disaster."
The pandemic has shown free, public broadband isn’t just socialism; it’s common sense
"We should learn from the government’s failure to upgrade the system, and from our experience of life under lockdown. Both have shown that free, public broadband isn’t just socialism, but – to paraphrase a Minister who knew all about technical innovation, Tony Benn – it’s also common sense."
It’s only by standing with workers that we’ll beat coronavirus but the Tories always put private profit first – Nadia Jama, Labour NEC member
"One of the main reasons the current “lockdown” is failing is because people are being forced into work. We have to address the reasons for that."
Solidarity with Bolivia’s Movement Towards Socialism 3 months on from the Left’s Historic Victory – steps on the road to post-coup recovery.
“In 2020 the people of Bolivia stood up against international pressure & elected a government determined to continue the process of democratisation, equality, peace & development.” - Jeremy Corbyn.
The Tory Government have continually & disgracefully overlooked the effect of Covid-19 on BAME Communities – Apsana Begum MP.
"BAME communities have suffered nearly a year of unimaginable tragedy, grief & trauma, which has been exacerbated by the Tory government’s abject failure to act swiftly to control the virus & protect the population." - Apsana Begum MP.
Our NHS mustn’t be carved up & sold off in trade agreements with the USA
"As Nye Bevan said, the NHS will survive as long as there will be people there to fight for it. Now is the time to fight."
Britain’s Covid19 Crisis – There is Another Way
"We’ve tried 'living with the virus', & 10,000s have died of it. We're trapped in a cycle of rolling lockdowns. This can't go on. Fortunately it doesn't have to. There’s another way."
Rishi Sunak – Workers Can’t Wait!
"The Tories are failing to do enough to save lives, stop job losses & prevent deepening poverty."
Tory Government Sinks to New Low on Covid
"The Johnson government’s mitigation strategy, of “learning to live with the virus”, has led us directly into the current catastrophe."
There is a lack of leadership from Starmer on the issues that matter – saving lives & livelihoods, by Rachel Garnham, CLPD
“In the Labour Party, we need to hold Keir to his election promises which have been so readily disregarded.” - Rachel Garnham.
Tory Political Choices to Blame for Deepening Covid Crisis. It’s time for a #ZeroCovid approach – Amy Smith, Halifax CLP
"We must unite to demand a zero Covid strategy is implemented - it is the only way to minimise further loss of life & protect people from destitution."
The Tories Are Unfit for Office & People Deserve So Much Better – Kate Osborne MP #Covid19UK
“This virus feeds off inequality, targeting the poor & the vulnerable. But this Government is making deliberate choices - badly. Failure to provide adequate sick pay that people can live on & where all workers who need it can receive it is a political choice.” - Kate Osborne MP.
With Trump defeated, is Bolsonaro next? Claudia Webbe MP exclusive #ForaBolsonaro
"As Brazil’s BLM & other progressive movements seek to put Bolsonaro alongside Trump in the dustbin of history, they deserve nothing less than our full international solidarity." - Claudia Webbe MP.
The First Salvo from Labour’s New Cold War Warriors – Steve Bell, Stop the War Coalition.
“There has been no Labour leadership against the Spy Cops Bill; nor against the immunity for prosecution for war crimes for members of the British armed forces, nor has Julian Assange been defended.”Steve Bell The new pamphlet "Open Labour & A Progressive Foreign Policy for New Times", (OL) represents the first salvo from Labour's new…
Tories are failing to support people in this crisis – Left demands action on jobs & livelihoods
"The banks were bailed out. We now need a People's Bailout," - Richard Burgon MP.
Why Boris Johnson allowed such confusion & chaos to build up around school openings before making this belated, blindingly obvious decision is beyond belief – National Education Union responds to lockdown announcement.
“No one wanted schools & colleges to be shut again but the evidence clearly pointed to the necessity for this to happen weeks ago... Government must take responsibility for this closure because it has allowed COVID-19 to become, again, out of control.” - Mary Bousted.
As Poverty Rises in Covid Crisis, Don’t Cut Universal Credit – 10,000+ back Labour Assembly Against Austerity petition
"Defending people's incomes needs to be a Labour priority right now - as making the poorest people poorer is the Tories agenda right now." Over 13,000 activists have signed our petition telling the Government 'Don’t Cut Universal Credit' write the Labour Assembly Against Austerity team. Over 13,000 Labour Party activists have warned Boris Johnson and…
Labour must back National Education Union on Schools Re-opening : Letter to Keir Starmer, Angela Rayner & the Shadow Education Team
"Parents, children, teaching assistants, teachers, caretakers, lunchtime assistants, and office staff are looking to us, the Labour Party, to speak up for them."
Tory #PPE outsourcing scandal isn’t a blunder or cock up – Sean Waters, Sussex Uni Labour Club
“when the government should have been procuring quality PPE and ventilators, they first had to ensure that a few companies, with connections to the Conservative Party” “had access to a V.I.P lane” to give them an unfair advantage in the bidding process.”
Our Movement Must Fight Back – Jon Trickett’s End of Year Column
"The Tories have spent 10 years prioritising wealth over health. Their austerity driven ideological assault on the state left in its wake a public sector woefully ill-equipped to deal with the crisis." - Jon Trickett MP.
If he is different from Trump, Biden must change track on Venezuela
"Neither sanctions nor blockades are the answer. There is no better path than democracy. There will be no better tool for solving problems than dialogue & coexistence." – José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, former Spanish Socialist Party PM
Stand up For Labour Party Democracy – MPs, unions, NEC members & Left groups speak out!
"We call on Labour's leadership to reinstate the whip to Jeremy.. end the attacks on party democracy, legitimate discussion & recent wave of suspensions & instead to focus on taking the fight to the Tories."
Many questions, no answers – David Evans Zoom with CLP secretaries
"Next time we would hope for actual engagement with the issues rather than nods to ‘important points’ followed by a platitudinous kick into the long grass."
10,000 back Richard Burgon’s call to Defend the Minimum Wage during Furlough
“It's called the minimum wage for a reason - the Government needs to do the right thing and act to ensure nobody is paid less than it."
Opposing Imperialism in Latin America : Venezuela’s Unions Launch New Initiative – report back by Adrian Weir
"A movement that aims to contribute to the revival of anti-imperialist struggles of workers against the neo-liberal project of globalization."
Support the NEU Strike Over Support for Learning Service Cuts – Apsana Begum MP. #savetheSLS #SLSstrike
"Support for children with special educational needs & disabilities (SEND) is faltering. It is trapped in a vicious downward spiral, as Conservative cuts & increased demand have overburdened the system while thousands of children miss out on the assistance they need."
Jeremy Corbyn – We need an urgent green new deal with massive funding.
"The test of any country’s climate commitment will be if they are making the massive, urgent& sustained investment needed to tackle the climate emergency."
Keir Starmer – Fight the Tories, not the left! Rachel Garnham, CLPD.
“The new leadership has promised unity & it has promised to focus on winning elections – neither is possible with this approach & therefore members must continue to resist these gagging orders through whatever channels we have available.”
Macron’s crackdown on Muslims is to scapegoat & distract from his disastrous response to #Covid19
"Whipping up racism in times of major crises is nothing new & just like Trump clamped down on the BLM movement, & Boris Johnson Stirs up hostility towards refugees, Macron’s chosen target of attack is the Muslim community."
Attempts to stifle legitimate discussion are harming our local parties – Letter to David Evans from 190+ CLP Chairs & Secretaries
"We urge you to withdraw the ‘guidance’ you have sent to our CLPs & halt any disciplinary action currently being taken against Party Officers for facilitating democratic discussion of party business."
The Prime Minister wants to pay for this crisis on the backs of the working class – Richard Burgon challenges Boris Johnson.
"Would it not be fairer to impose a windfall tax on the wealth of the super-rich & those who have made super-profits out of the covid crisis?" - Richard Burgon MP.
Labour Must Oppose Tory Military Spending Spree
"There’s always money for war but never for public services.” - Richard Burgon MP.
Tory Toxic Ideology Has Led to Misery – Sean Waters, Sussex Uni Labour Club. #PeoplesPlan
“This is not the consequence of any cartoonish buffoonery from Boris Johnson but the culmination of a decade of downgrading our NHS to justify bringing in the private sector.” – Sean Waters
The reason people are not self-isolating is because this Government are not supporting them to do so – Kate Osborne MP, #COVID19UK
“Only by having an effective vaccine & a zero covid strategy will we eliminate this virus and get out of this circuit of restrictions & lockdowns that are crippling our communities & businesses.”- Kate Osborne MP.
Unions Demand Whip Restored to Jeremy Corbyn to Keir Starmer
"In the face of millions losing their jobs & a disgraceful imposition by the government of a public sector pay freeze, we have been distracted by internal wrangling, which is causing deep division in our party & will not be understood or forgiven by the British public."
1000s Join MPs to say Restore the Whip to Jeremy Corbyn
"Whenever there has been a struggle, no matter how difficult, & no matter how at times it has been politically dangerous to even be associated with it, if its right, Jeremy has been there." - John McDonnell MP.
This crisis shouldn’t be paid for on the backs of the working class – Richard Burgon MP Exclusive. #PeoplesPlan
"We have to fight tooth and nail for a proper people’s bailout. The banks were bailed out so why not our communities?" - Richard Burgon MP.
“Adopt a humane attitude” – Jeremy Corbyn writes to Priti Patel on Jamaica Deportation Flight
"The Windrush scandal and the hostile approach that it encompassed is still fresh in the minds of the public."
We need a #PeoplesPlan for Jobs & Livelihoods – Labour Left responds to Sunak’s #SpendingReview
"The Government is levelling down, not levelling up." - John McDonnell MP.
We stand in full solidarity with Jeremy Corbyn – John McDonnell
No Labour Party meeting should take place at the moment without us making the demand for the reinstatement of Jeremy Corbyn
#RestoretheWhip to Jeremy Corbyn – Support Grows across the movement
"100s of branches & CLPs across the country continue to pass motions – more often than not with large majorities & despite Party HQ's desperate attempts to stop them being discussed – calling for Corbyn’s readmittance to the PLP."
An open letter to Keir Starmer from EC members of Islington North Labour Party
"We urge you to lead the Party in a way that will allow it to devote its entire energies & resources to attacking & defeating this corrupt and incompetent Tory administration & to render it fit for the task of winning power and providing the capable & forward looking government the country is crying out for."
Scotland : The time for Devo Max has come – Neil Findlay MSP
“‘Devo Max,’ is based on a positive vision of democratic, cooperative, peaceful, sustainable coexistence with our neighbours on this island.” - Neil Findlay MSP.
We must stand up for healthcare, not warfare – Murad Qureshi, Stop the War Coalition #SpendingReview
"With the government’s spending review being concluded he took it upon himself to announce ludicrous increases in military expenditure whilst rumours of a pay freeze for frontline workers continue to swirl." - Murad Qureshi.
Sunak’s problem is not a lack of funds, but a total detachment from ordinary people. #SpendingReview #PeoplesPlan
“Behind his shiny veneer and BBC superhero cartoons Sunak represents the same old Nasty Party.” - Sean Waters, Sussex Uni Labour Club.
Freeze Pay? No Way!
"We clapped all frontline workers during lockdown who kept us going and they must not pay the price of the pandemic with more Tory austerity." - Ian Byrne MP
Johnson has been exposed to even some of his most loyal supporters as simply not up to the job of being PM – John McDonnell exclusive, #SpendingReview
“Nothing we have heard so far will do anything to tackle the poverty, insecurity and grotesque levels of inequality that scar our society.” - John McDonnell.
Mass unemployment is not inevitable – it will be the Tories’ doing #SpendingReview #PeoplesPlan
“The fight to prevent soaring unemployment is paramount. We need to build a movement that demands the Government takes the action needed to create full-employment with well-paid secure jobs for all.“ - From the #PeoplesPlan
Having a mate in the Tory Party is just enough to get you potentially millions of pounds on government contracts – Pascale Robinson, We Own It.
"The flawed, wretched & malignant logic of privatisation has infected every inch of the government’s response to this pandemic."
Venezuela: Biden should live up to his promise of mutual respect & cancel sanctions
“The effects of sanctions have been devastating. The blockade has not only damaged the Venezuelan economy, it has obstructed the import of food & essential medical supplies, causing hardship to ordinary people, especially those on low incomes.”
Keir Starmer’s Direct Political Interference is Unacceptable – Labour NEC members demand the whip is restored to Jeremy Corbyn
“The decision of the Leader to withhold the whip from Jeremy Corbyn is an act of deliberate political interference in the handling of a complaint. It defies the decision of the NEC panel, is a matter of double jeopardy that flies in the face of natural justice, it undermines the Rule Book & it is precisely the type of action found to be unlawful indirect discrimination by the EHRC report.”
Cruel Tories are punishing those on low incomes #SpendingReview
"The number of people in the UK earning less than the Government's official minimum wage rate has increased five times since the start of the coronavirus pandemic."
Socialist Campaign Group : Restore the Whip to Jeremy Corbyn
"The decision to not restore the whip to Jeremy Corbyn is wrong & damaging to the Labour Party."
Restore the Whip to Jeremy Corbyn – Pass the CLPD motion!
"Jeremy Corbyn was reinstated as a member of the Labour Party on 17th November & we believe the Labour whip must also be restored."
Labour Voices Call for Whip to be Restored to Jeremy Corbyn & End to Divisive Actions
"Jeremy should immediately have the whip restored. At a time of national crisis, division in the Labour party serves nobody but the Tory Government.” - Richard Burgon MP
Oxford Labour calls for withdrawal of General Secretary’s undemocratic “guidance”
"Saying a ruling is mistaken in some way isn't equivalent to disobeying it, & to prevent the expression of such opinions is contrary to democratic rights & will prevent proper political debate."
#ReinstateJeremyCorbyn – Unite to Fight the Tories
"Let’s get Jeremy reinstated in the party, because the common enemy is the Tories." - Ian Lavery MP.
United, the Left can win – Sam Browse on Lessons of the #LabourNEC elections #GrassrootsVoice
"There is still a huge appetite in the party for an explicitly socialist politics that puts people before profit, tackles the climate emergency & has a serious plan for protecting public health & defending living standards in the wake of the covid pandemic."
#ReinstateJeremyCorbyn – Unite to fight the Tories! Richard Burgon MP
"The way forward is clear: Re-admit Jeremy. Unite to take the fight to the Tories." - Richard Burgon MP
Boris Johnson’s primary aim is to defend the interests of Britain’s ruling class – Jon Trickett MP
“The Tories have not changed. They are the political arm of the British Establishment - a small golden circle of privilege and wealth - who rule the country at the expense of everyone else.” – Jon Trickett MP.
Rebuilding to win – Yasmine Dar & Ann Henderson, Labour NEC members #GrassrootsVoice
"What is needed is a framework that can unite this diverse group of voters behind Labour. There needs to be a clear focus on policies that will save people’s lives & living standards in this pandemic & economic crisis – a real alternative to the Tories’ policies."
Students are paying for the privilege of being fenced into their homes – Apsana Begum MP #ZeroCovid #Covid19
“I believe that we need a “zero covid” strategy, as countries such as New Zealand have successfully done.” – Apsana Begum MP
The Tories decision to keep schools & universities open is a clear political choice – Labour must oppose it. #Covid19 #ZeroCovid
“Labour’s leadership must join the Socialist Campaign Group in calling for a zero-Covid approach - crucial to this is supporting the UCU & NEU by calling for the closure of schools, colleges & universities.”
15,000 Labour activists get behind the #peoplesplan to tackle the crisis & transform our economy
"Now is the time to say lives and Livelihoods must come first.” - Apsana Begum MP.
Reinstate Jeremy Corbyn – Unite to Fight the Tories, Socialist Campaign Group of Labour MPs Statement
"We oppose the suspension of former Labour Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn and call for his suspension now to be quickly reversed."
London Region – Unelected Labour Party officials stop democratic vote on Corbyn’s suspension
"Regional Executive members who were supportive of the motion are horrified at this clear interference in the ability of the Regional Executive to operate democratically."
How can those in Government sleep at night knowing there are children going hungry ? – Kate Osborne MP
We have a moral obligation to support the next generation, the mishandling of the Covid crisis has meant that the next generation risk becoming a ‘lost generation’. - Kate Osborne MP
Reinstate Jeremy Corbyn – support growing across the labour movement
By the Labour Outlook Volunteer Team. Growing sections of the Labour Party and broader labour movement have called for Jeremy Corbyn's reinstatement after his suspension last Thursday. A Tweet from the Socialist Campaign Group of Labour MPs said ‘we firmly oppose the decision to suspend Jeremy Corbyn from the Labour Party. We will work tirelessly for his…
Continue reading ➞ Reinstate Jeremy Corbyn – support growing across the labour movement
We Need a People’s Bailout – Labour movement responds to Boris Johnson’s announcement #COVID19
"Ministers must do more to protect jobs and prevent poverty" - Frances O'Grady, TUC.
Government must introduce a minimum wage floor for job support – Labour MPs
“It’s called the National Minimum Wage for a reason - the Government needs to act to ensure that nobody is paid less than it." - RIchard Burgon MP.
Winning the Future – New Socialist Campaign Group pamphlet launched
"Our party now needs to go beyond criticising the government’s incompetence – which it has done well & has won the public argument over – & lay out the policies needed to defend people hit hard by this unprecedented public health & jobs crisis." - Richard Burgon MP.
Learning the Lessons from Bolivia – Richard Burgon MP exclusive
"Today we celebrate this victory of the Bolivian people, but over the coming weeks & months it is essential that we also continue to offer solidarity - just as they’ll continue to offer us hope!" - Richard Burgon MP.
University #COVID19 outbreaks are a result of a broken, marketized system – Amy Smith, Halifax CLP
“This situation has always been entirely avoidable, and it is the result of a broken system that values income over student and staff welfare.“
Jeremy Corbyn Exclusive – “They attack us for a reason – they are afraid of our message & the popularity of it.”
“The media attacks on us are huge and personally unpleasant, [but] are designed to distract away from the issues of unemployment, poverty and injustice in our society, especially at this time of crisis.” - Jeremy Corbyn.
Emma Dent Coad – The Tories are perfectly at ease with disgusting levels of inequality
The avoidable atrocity of the Grenfell Tower fire revealed the stark truth about Kensington and Chelsea to the world. How, in what one Councillor had called ‘the richest borough in the universe’, with £.3bn in Reserves, could 72 people burn to death in a fire which, even in the earliest days, was blamed on ‘cheap cladding’? - Emma Dent Coad
Why these NEC elections matter – Rachel Garnham, outgoing Labour NEC member
“This really is a government that acts for the few not the many and Labour must offer a genuine alternative.” - Rachel Garnham.
The Government have failed to follow the scientific advice – instead they’ve prioritised corporate profits, by Nadia Jama, #GrassrootsVoice NEC candidate.
"Changing our party is part & parcel of changing our country, because we are the people who know our communities best." - Nadia Jama.
Act Now to Protect the Minimum Wage – John McDonnell MP
"It’s hard to convey at times the scale of human suffering caused by poverty in this the 6th richest country in the world in the twenty first century." - John McDonnell.
When ballots drop next week, let’s win a seat on Labour’s NEC for the disabled people’s movement – Ellen Morrison
"I’m standing for the NEC to bring the disabled people’s movement into the Labour Party, & ensure our voices are never shut out again." - Ellen Morrison.
In order to distract from the disaster of its own making, the government continues to whip up racism – Barbara Ntumy #BHM
" The whipping up of racism by politicians is routinely met with racist attacks on the ground." - Barbara Ntumy, Stand up to Racism.
No to the ‘Spy Cops’ Bill – Kate Flannery & Chris Peace, Orgreave Truth & Justice Campaign
"This "SpyCops" Bill will give power and impunity to people who are spying on behalf of the British state. It will give these undercover agents permission to commit crimes such as murder, torture and sexual offences, in Britain and overseas."
Brazil, Bolsonaro & Coronavirus Catastrophe – Patrick Foley, Brazil Solidarity Initiative.
"We can’t talk about Brazil’s crisis without mentioning the huge roll-back of workers’ rights, social programs, & access to healthcare & education that have all taken place since the far-right came to power."
Left Leads on NEC elections nominations – now get out the vote! #GrassrootsVoice #GV6
"Despite the success of the #GrassrootsVoice slate in topping the nominations, there is a lot of work to do if the left is to be successful." By the Labour Assembly Against Austerity Team The left came out strongest as local constituency party nominations for candidates seeking to represent ordinary members on Labour's National Executive Committee…
Labour must continue to support peace – & justice – in the Middle East, by Nadia Jama, #GrassrootsVoice NEC candidate
“At our 2018 Conference, it was an inspiration to be in the hall and raise my hand to join the forest of outstretched hands all voting in support of the motion for Palestinian rights.” - Nadia Jama
Crony capitalism? Maybe! More like vulture capitalism – Jon Trickett MP
"From the track & trace app to the recruitment of nurses, we are watching our health service be stripped of its ability to function properly. This is not because of efficiency or cost, nor is it solely down to incompetence. It is an ideological commitment to a system rigged to favour unaccountable private businesses over democratic public ownership." - Jon Trickett MP.
Jeremy Corbyn – Socialists should stay in Labour & be central to anti-Tory social movements
Jeremy Corbyn - “We’re not alone in this. There are millions around the world who wish to see different, better world for the future.”
Jeremy Corbyn : Establishment & media attacks are for a reason – the time for socialist ideas has come.
“They attack us for a reason. The reason is that they are afraid of our message and the popularity of it.” - Jeremy Corbyn.
Orgreave Truth & Justice Campaign – the Covert Human Intelligence Sources Bill is an attack on Human Rights in Britain
"This is a further serious threat to the civil liberties of people in Britain, extending powers to put citizens under surveillance, particularly those who are involved in campaigns against actions by the British state" - Kate Flannery, OTJC Secretary.
Jeremy Corbyn to Priti Patel – Asylum seekers are human beings who have a right to be treated with dignity & respect.
"History shows us that refugees are the victims of human rights abuse, war & environmental disasters. We surely all have a duty to support the victims, rather than blaming & punishing them for events not of their making." - Jeremy Corbyn MP.
Our Housing System is Broken – Apsana Begum MP
“We are held back by emboldened landlords & greedy developers who are socially cleansing our city.” - Apsana Begum MP.
The Government must tax wealth to bail out local authorities, so that councils can work for people, not big business – Roger McKenzie
"We should not expect care workers to do the vital work of looking after our loved ones on the cheap." - Roger McKenzie.
Some companies have used the pandemic crisis as an excuse to implement a long-held strategy of cutting wages & undermining terms & conditions – John McDonnell
"The pandemic has made us all think about what we value in life and to reassess how our society and our economy operates." - John McDonnell
Cuban Doctors Should be Given a Nobel Peace Prize
"The response from the two neighbours to the coronavirus pandemic are in stark contrast to one another. At a time when Cuba sends healthcare workers to some of the worlds worst affected areas, Trump insists on pursuing a policy of blame & division."
Now is the time to speak up for Palestine
- Hugh Lanning, Labour & Palestine
The people of Bolivia have risen & we must stand with them – Christine Blower
"By this summer, Bolivia found itself in a deepening political, economic, social and health crisis, & has now seen months of protest in what is nothing less than a national uprising."
The government should not be shelling out large sums of public money to subsidise poor business practice – John McDonnell’s ‘Business Standards Bill’
“Billions of pounds of taxpayers’ money is being paid to companies to help them get through the pandemic, so it is not much to ask that these companies abide by very basic good business practices of treating their employees decently, not harming our environment and paying their fair share in taxes.” - John McDonnell.
Why I voted against the the Overseas Operations Bill – Kate Osborne MP
"We know that this Government are no strangers to violating international law & the bill in its current form only seeks to further diminish our global reputation. " - Kate Osborne MP.
Show humanity towards refugees – Jeremy Corbyn speaks out against Tory divide & rule.
“when the Daily Mail and others have screaming headlines about refugees landing on the coast of Kent, they should spare a thought for a minute [and ask] why would somebody risk everything to get into a rubber dinghy, to cross the world's busiest shipping lanes, to try and get to a place of safety if they weren't totally desperate?” - Jeremy Corbyn
Jeremy Corbyn – Government Must U-Turn on Ending Furlough Scheme.
“The Government needs to recognise that having put money into local government and industry in order to keep jobs going… it has got to continue doing that as the economy begins to rebuild.”Jeremy Corbyn. In an exclusive interview with Labour Outlook to be published shortly, Jeremy Corbyn argues that if the Government doesn’t urgently u-turn…
Continue reading ➞ Jeremy Corbyn – Government Must U-Turn on Ending Furlough Scheme.
#GrassrootsVoice NEC Candidates Stand for Peace & Internationalism – George Holmes, Leeds East CLP.
“Another world is possible, but it will be our national & global organisation that makes this happen.”
We need a people’s plan – Jeremy Corbyn, John McDonnell & 1000s of Labour Members speak up.
“The economic crisis we now face is set to be the worst any of us have experienced. We urgently need to transform our economy & society to ensure that people’s jobs, livelihoods & health come before private profit.”
Sunak’s Silence on Sick Pay Shows We Have to Step Up the Fight – Richard Burgon MP exclusive #COVID19UK #LabourConnected
"Some on the left are no doubt despondent at recent political events. I understand that, but I’m afraid we don’t have time for that. People need to dust themselves down & get ready for a huge fight over the coming months to force the government to change track on health & the economy. Many lives & millions of livelihoods depend on it." - Richard Burgon MP.
Building a revival of trust in working class communities – Mish Rahman, #GrassrootsVoice Labour NEC candidate
“Working class communities, already suffering the needless impact of austerity measures that have seen our hospitals and libraries closed, our school budgets decimated, our wages slashed and our workers’ protections and rights eroded, need the support and energy of their CLPs, not just at election time.” - Mish Rahman, #GrassrootsVoice.
Why we need a zero Covid-19 strategy – Diane Abbott Exclusive, #COVID19UK
" The idea that people’s health & lives could be put at risk in effort to get back to economic normality was always as misconceived as it was grotesque."
How the Tories have failed social care during the pandemic – A care worker writes #COVID19
"Many people know that care homes struggled to access the PPE required to keep staff and service users safe. What people do not know is that many agency workers who knew they had potentially come into contact with COVID-19 still accepted shifts from other homes because they had no access to sick pay."
Defending Labour’s progressive internationalism – Yasmine Dar, #GrassrootsVoice Labour NEC candidate
It was a privilege for me to be on the platform for the session of Annual Conference 2018 where our whole movement made a commitment to justice and human rights for the Palestinian people." - Yasmine Dar.
Clapping is one thing – now give NHS workers a payrise by Roger McKenzie, #TUC2020 #NHSPAY15
How can the Tories behave so callously towards the very people that have given their all to keep us safe - working round the clock in an underfunded, under prepared service with Government failures on PPE - yet unable to pay the bills or put food on the table?" - Roger McKenzie.
When it comes to our NHS, the Tories are on the side of the private healthcare industry, Trump & U.S. pharmaceutical companies eyeing up our health service.
"Despite the overwhelming public pressure, the government is still sticking to its guns. In July, the House of Commons passed a Trade Bill which offers no protection for the NHS whatsoever." - Cat Hobbs, We Own It.
The Pandemic has made Trade Unions Super Relevant – John McDonnell MP, #TUC2020
"Potentially we stand on the edge of a possible recession of a depth and scale not seen since the 1930s. The lack of preparation by the Tories to seek to prepare for this shock to the economy is criminally negligent." - John McDonnell MP looks ahead to TUC Congress.
No Turning Back on Labour Rights – Adrian Weir #TUC2020.
"The coronavirus crisis has exposed the dreadful weaknesses in labour law in our country and clearly shown the need for a new framework of labour rights in Britain."
Remembering Salvador Allende – Jeremy Corbyn #VivaAllende
" Allende is remembered & revered for the decent visionary socialist he was. Pinochet & the Generals are detested for the violent thugs they were. " - Jeremy Corbyn.
Corbyn was undermined every day : A forensic analysis is needed to learn the lessons – Martin Smith
I experienced first hand the dismissive contempt from some [Labour] HQ staff that was meted out to other colleagues in the LOTO (Leader of the Opposition's Office) campaign team throughout my time there.... We need to challenge and change this rigid control freakery that dominates much of the Party’s discourse and be honest about how it prevented us winning power in 2017 in its detail."
From COVID to policing: #BlackLivesMatter
"Tory MP Craig Whittaker faced a fierce anti-racist backlash, after he wrongly suggested that BAME & Muslim communities were not taking the coronavirus pandemic seriously... Attention then shifted to attacking a more vulnerable target - refugees."
The Government’s approach to fighting Coronavirus has been a disaster – Socialist Campaign Group of Labour MPs.
"Reducing the virus to minimal levels is not in contradiction to economic recovery. It is the precondition for economic recovery."Socialist Campaign Group. Socialist Campaign Group of Labour MPs Statement - For a Zero COVID Strategy: “Britain needs a zero Covid strategy which puts the health of the people first. And rising infection numbers mean that…
The Tory Government cannot be trusted with peace in Ireland. It is time for a border poll – Peter Leary.
"The Irish people themselves have the right to protect the peace process, their freedoms & their well-being. Instead of ‘breaking international law’, the British government should live up to its commitments & not stand in their way." - Peter Leary.
If gatherings of more than six will be banned in England – why does this not apply to universities and colleges? Marshajane Thompson
“If Labour now came out and backed UCU’s call in full we could force this Government into another U turn and protect staff, students and the wider society in this public health crisis.”
As the pandemic exacerbates inequalities, Labour’s response must reflect the need for focused & positive action to tackle them – Ann Henderson
" With domestic violence on the rise, racism on the increase, high unemployment, & the UK Government seeking to blame refugees for the pressure on essential services, never has the need for a radical response been greater. And women must be at its heart." - Ann Henderson
Richard Leonard – still the man to take Scottish Labour Forward
" Richard Leonard is committed to transforming the MSP group at Holyrood. And this week’s antics have shown he has good reason to."
Labour must make no concessions to the divide & rule racism driving the Tory’s anti-migrant agenda – Nadia Jama
"The government’s 'hostile environment' pits people against each other by blaming migrants, refugees & asylum seekers for low pay and poor housing, education & access to health care, rather than the real culprits – the policies implemented by the Tories."
Class struggle then & now: Remembering the Featherstone Massacre – Jon Trickett MP exclusive
"There is a lesson from those days long ago. That is that the leopard never loses its spots. The bosses today are once more at it. They are launching an all-out attack on the incomes of working people using the pandemic as an excuse."- Jon Trickett MP
Gaza: Now the bombing has stopped, the siege must too
"The Palestinian people have suffered decades of occupation and siege. The Labour Party must speak up for their right to self-determination – a right denied to them for so long."
Rees-Mogg’s Slur on Striking Workers Shows Tory Class War is Alive & Kicking – Richard Burgon MP exclusive
"This attack by Rees-Moggs... was a stark reminder that national crisis or no national crisis, the Tories are not going to govern in any wider interest. They will serve the 1% as they always have done." - Richard Burgon.
Heneghan’s Shenanigans : Labour’s Governance Crisis – By Steve Howell.
"Members & affiliates are understandably furious that these shenanigans may well have cost Labour the chance to form a government. Sadly, that can’t be undone. But what the party can do is get to the bottom of this by commissioning a forensic audit, & we must then take action against those responsible." - Steve Howell
Socialism has again come to signify for large numbers the possibility of a real alternative to the status quo – Laura Smith
"The establishment’s fear is the fact that large numbers of people are looking for something better than the neoliberal consensus that has dominated politics for so long." - Laura Smith.
Migrants are not the problem, this reactionary Government is – Claudia Webbe MP
"The attacks on the living conditions of the majority of people we have seen are not from refugees fleeing persecution, death & famine. They are from the billionaires who stash their wealth in tax havens & the Tory Government that represents their interests." - Claudia Webbe MP.
US presidential election : another unappetising choice – Steve Howell
"Trump, meanwhile, is doing his best to make Biden look palatable. His repressive reaction to the Black Lives Matter upsurge foreshadows a campaign that will play strongly to white supremacism."
We Must Stand Firm For What We Believe In – Gemma Bolton, #GrassrootsVoice NEC candidate
" A fair & equitable society will require us to continue and deepen radical socialist policies." - Gemma Bolton, #GrassrootsVoice NEC candidate.
The eviction ban needs extending not just for a few weeks but as long as the Covid crisis has an impact – John McDonnell
"Unless we can address the power balance within the existing housing market, whether someone is decently housed will always be at the whim & under the control of the corporate housebuilders & landlords." - John McDonnell.
The end of the evictions ban shows this is a government for the few. Renters must unite and fight.
"Clearly, this government’s instinct is to defend the interests of the wealthy few. But there is hope - remember that they have been forced into an incredible number of u-turns this year."
The Government’s embarrassing U-turn on exams is yet another humiliation for Boris Johnson
"The Tories need to look very hard at our future generation and take heed, because the clear message is that that these young people will not forget this Tory blunder for a long time." - Kate Osborne MP
The Tories are Downgrading the Future of Britain – Luca Powell, GCSE Student
"Young people of all backgrounds want to be supported to achieve their dreams - the Tories have shown yet again that they only care about themselves." - Luca Powell, GCSE student
Don’t let Labour’s Right do any more wrecking – Steve Howell
" A genuine socialist like Corbyn does, of course, expect media hostility, resistance from the rich & scaremongering about national security by former intelligence chiefs. All of that goes with the territory. But it was outrageous that people employed by the party used their positions to work against their own party & aid the Tories in staying in power."
Government must act now to prevent impending evictions – George Holmes, Leeds East CLP
"As we emerge from this crisis, let’s make sure everyone has a decent place they can call home as part of a better society” - Jeremy Corbyn.
Urgent need to defend Labour Party democracy – #GrassrootsVoice candidates
"To be an effective, fighting opposition to the Tories & to win a transformative Labour Government, real party democracy & the rights of members to discuss important matters & hold the leadership to account is absolutely crucial.” - #GrassrootsVoice NEC candidates.
In attacking Corbyn the Establishment is waging war on socialism
"The ongoing attacks on Jeremy Corbyn are not personal, but about driving socialism out of the Labour Party to avoid any future threat to the establishment."
Solidarity with migrants, including refugees & asylum seekers – Socialist Campaign Group of MPs
"While the Conservative government & their billionaire press baron allies try to whip up fear about a “migrant crisis”, we know that the real crisis is the war, poverty & persecution that forces people to flee their homes & take dangerous journeys in search of a better life." - Socialist Campaign Group of Labour MPs.
Urgent action needed on soaring unemployment
" To avert the worst of the jobs crisis, we need an urgent extension of the furlough scheme & real investment in green industries." - Zarah Sultana MP.
The Tories are using the Covid-19 crisis to impose ideological restructuring on universities – Amy Smith, Halifax CLP
"The pandemic has shown the reality of leaving institutions at the mercy of market forces. Universities are places of learning & research. They are not businesses; they should not be places run for private profit where Vice-Chancellors draw six-figure salaries."
It is up to us to change the course of history – Laura Pidcock
"The scale and intensity of the challenges facing working class people here and across the world need to be treated with the seriousness and urgency they deserve." - Laura Pidcock.
NHS workers tell the Tories – Give us a pay rise!
After depending on NHS workers to save lives through the unprecedented coronavirus pandemic, and cynically clapping them each week, Johnson's government are now refusing to give them the pay rise they need.
Health workers to march on Downing Street for pay rise
69% of the British public believe all NHS staff should get an early pay rise before the end of the year.
#Hiroshima75 : Never again should these horrors be repeated – George Holmes, Leeds East CLP
" It is as vital as ever that the left continues to campaign for the Labour Party to put peace, de-escalation of conflict and nuclear disarmament at the heart of an internationalist foreign policy, and to pressure the Government to do likewise ."
Jeremy Corbyn: No to the war on Yemen – stop arms sales to Saudi Arabia
"At the root of the crisis in Yemen is a war which is being facilitated and supported by the Conservative government through the sale of billions of pounds worth of weapons." - Jeremy Corbyn.