Campaign news

Public sector pensions - win the fight in the Party

Over three-quarters of a million trade unionists took co-ordinated strike action on 30 June. The unifying issue was the attack on public sector pensions, which would mean people paying more and working longer for a lower pension - even though public sector pension costs are falling, and are entirely sustainable. [continue...]

LRC pays tribute to life of Andy Viner

LRC National Committee member Andy Viner has died following injuries sustained in a car crash. The LRC wishes to pay tribute to Andy, who was an elected official of the ASLEF union and a hard-working trade unionist and socialist. We offer our condolences to his family and to all those who knew Andy as a friend and a comrade. Andy’s funeral will take place on Friday 1 July in Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire. (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) for more details [continue...]

Refounding Labour - LRC guidance

Following Labour’s defeat at last year’s general election, there is recognition that the Labour Party is in need of fundamental change. Peter Hain is now chair of the National Policy Forum and was asked by the Labour leader, Ed Miliband, to write a consultation paper that both takes stock and asks some key questions on what Labour needs to do to regain the trust of British people. This is therefore an opportunity for the LRC to influence the change that will inevitably take place in the party. [continue...]

Fight to defend Welfare goes on

The Welfare Reform Bill passed its 3rd reading in the House of Commons on 15 June by 288 votes to 238. Although it passed, our campaigning helped ensure that Labour MPs voted against it, having abstained at 2nd reading stage. However, recent comments by Ed Miliband and Liam Byrne prove we have to fight to continue to move party policy away from the workfare model promoted by New Labour and now being developed by the coalition. [continue...]

Victory as EU blocks relocation grant to Twinings

Campaigners have been waging a two year battle to save jobs at Twinings in Andover. Part of the campaign has focused on a proposed £10.5 million EU relocation grant which would have subsidised Twinings’ move to Poland and funded them to dump a loyal workforce here. [continue...]

Save the NHS - kill Lansley’s Bill

The LRC is campaigning against Andrew Lansley’s Health and Social Care Bill, which threatens the NHS as universal, comprehensive public healthcare system. The LRC is working alongside campaigning groups Health Emergency and Keep our NHS Public as part of our campaign to kill Lansley’s Bill. [continue...]

Elections 2011: Labour must offer an alternative

People punished the Lib Dems for betraying their promises but while they were rightly condemned, the Tories got off lightly. This is because no party is challenging their central claim - underpinning the ideological assault on the public sector and welfare state - that it was public spending that caused the crisis and cutting public spending is the solution. The Labour leadership only offers slightly fewer cuts slightly more slowly. [continue...]

Vote No to AV

The LRC National Committee voted in February 2011 to advocate a ‘No’ vote in the referendum on the Alternative Vote (AV) on 5 May. [continue...]

Northumberland LRC launches on 28 April

A new LRC group in Northumberland will launch next week on 28 April, with two local Labour MPs speaking at the launch meeting. The LRC has a strong presence in the North East - with local groups already established in Teesside and Durham, as well as a regional grouping. [continue...]

March with the LRC on 26 March!

Join with the LRC contingent on the TUC organised ‘March for the Alternative’ demonstration on 26 March. Meet by the LRC banner at Temple Place, near Temple Tube station from 10:45am-11:30am (see map).  [continue...]

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