Campaign news archive - October 2009

Government selling off the family silver

On Monday 12th October, Gordon Brown announced a programme of privatisations of Government assets worth £16bn. This included the Channel Tunnel Rail Link, the Royal Mint, Ordnance Survey, and tens of thousands of council homes. [continue...]

8th anniversary: Bring troops home from Afghanistan

. . . LRC calls for end to conflict twice as long as First World War Today (Wed 7 Oct 2009) marks the 8th anniversary of the start of the war in Afghanistan. It is a conflict in which tens of thousands of Aghans have been killed, as well as 220 British troops. The war has now lasted twice as long as the First World War - and yet there are still no clear objectives.
John McDonnell MP, LRC Chair, said:
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