Campaign news

Diane on black jobless youth

Diane argues that Labour has missed many opportunities to focus on young black unemployed people – but it can act now, if it has the will. From Comment is Free. Diane has also tabled EDM 761 ‘Black Youth Unemployment’ in Parliament.  [continue...]

John fights the cuts consensus

John made a speech against the Fiscal Responsibility Bill and tabled EDM 681 arguing against public service cuts. [continue...]

Jeremy reports from Gaza

Jeremy Corbyn reports from a recent visit to Gaza by 60 parliamentarians from across Europe  [continue...]

LRC backs PCS Land Registry members in their fight against cuts

In October 2009 Land Registry published proposals that include around 1500 job cuts. This will involve closing 5 Land Registry Offices (Croydon, Tunbridge Wells, Portsmouth, Stevenage, and Peterborough) and the privatisation and outsourcing a number of LR functions.  [continue...]

LRC 2010 General Election Campaign

This year will be a key year for our movement. There is a political consensus among the leadership of the three main parties that the public services should be cut to pay for the crisis. Therefore, in the 2010 General Election, the LRC will be campaigning to support Labour candidates who have stood up for socialist politics.  [continue...]

LRC Statement on Iceland and Icesave

One of the central questions of the global economic crisis is “who is going to pay for it?” Globally, the bankers, speculators and Government ministers who brought about the crisis are largely avoiding responsibility and the people who are being pressurised into paying are the ordinary people who were neither in control nor responsible. [continue...]

Katy signs up to CarerWatch pledge

Katy Clark has signed up to the CarerWatch pledge to restore unconditional benefits to those with severe and enduring mental health issues receiving Employment and Support Allowance  [continue...]

John McDonnell signs up to CarerWatch pledge

John McDonnell has signed up to the CarerWatch pledge to restore unconditional benefits to those with severe and enduring mental health issues receiving Employment and Support Allowance  [continue...]

New Labour’s rootless pretenders

John McDonnell MP, LRC Chair, writes for the Guardian Comment is Free on the positioning of ‘New Labour’s rootless pretenders’. The late David Taylor was a principled Labour MP, rooted in his community. Balls, Purnell et al have lost touch with this tradition - and Labour has suffered for it. [continue...]

David signs up to CarerWatch pledge

David Drew has signed up to the CarerWatch pledge to restore unconditional benefits to those with severe and enduring mental health issues receiving Employment and Support Allowance  [continue...]

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