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No war on Iran

The risk of a new military conflict with, or military strike on, Iran has intensified. A new oil embargo will bans all new oil contracts with Iran, and cuts off all existing deals. Also, all of the Iranian central bank’s European assets are to be frozen. The sanctions come into force on 1 July. [continue...]

Miliband and Balls are wrong to join the cuts consensus

Over the weekend Ed Miliband and Ed Balls came out with a succession of statements shifting Labour policy to within an inch of the coalition government. As well as refusing to pledge to reverse a single cut, Ed Balls said Labour would support the pay freeze and restraint on public sector workers. Today, the Unite general secretary Len McCluskey has written a powerful article in the Guardian, expressing his dissatisfaction with this “Blairite political coup” and warning it could lead to electoral disaster. [continue...]

Nominate Gary Heather and Christine Shawcroft for the NEC

From January 2012, CLPs are able to make nominations for the Labour Party NEC elections which will take place later in the year. [continue...]

Stand Up, Don’t Sell Out. The Fight Goes On

LRC Executive Statement on public sector pensions: Leaders of the TUC and some trade unions have split the trade union movement today by capitulating to the Government, betraying not only their own members but also undermining the teachers’, civil servants’ and health service workers’ unions. [continue...]

Labour MPs and councillors back 30 November strike and say ‘we won’t cross picket lines’

On 30 November thousands of ordinary Labour members will be backing public sector workers in their dispute with the government. In Scotland all Labour MSPs have pledged their support and will not cross picket lines at Holyrood. Likewise Labour AMs in Wales will not cross picket lines at Cardiff Bay. [continue...]

Towards 30 November - Build the Resistance

Up to 3 million public sector workers from 28 unions are planning to take co-ordinated action on 30 November. Every union that has balloted has returned a majority in favour of taking strike action in what will be the largest strike for a generation. [continue...]