The latest news and events from the LRC's 'Their Crisis Not Ours!{/exp:xml_encode}' campaign. http://l-r-c.org.uk/ en-GB Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:58:11 GMT http://l-r-c.org.uk/news/story/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. Mon, 21 Nov 2011 12:57:01 GMT http://l-r-c.org.uk/news/story/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. Fri, 28 Oct 2011 05:32:08 GMT http://l-r-c.org.uk/news/story/emergency-action-on-legal-aid-sentencing-and-punishment-bill/ UPDATE: Thanks to all those who have already lobbied Labour MPs, shadow housing minister Jack Dromey and Labour leader Ed Miliband. John McDonnell MP has now tabled two amendments to New Clause 26, supported by Crisis and the Squash campaign. Please email keep lobbying MPs to vote against New Clause 26 or at least to support the amendments to it tabled by John McDonnell MP. Sun, 16 Oct 2011 14:22:41 GMT http://l-r-c.org.uk/lrctv/watch/footage-from-occupy-london-stock-exchange-15-10-11/ Sat, 01 Oct 2011 13:23:45 GMT http://l-r-c.org.uk/lrctv/watch/tony-benn-speaking-at-the-stuc-people-first-rally-on-1-oct/ Thu, 08 Sep 2011 05:40:11 GMT http://l-r-c.org.uk/news/story/lrc-launches-fighting-fund/ The LRC has launched a Fighting Fund to support workers fighting back against the government’s austerity measures and bosses’ cuts to maintain profit margins. The LRC has established the fund to support protracted industrial disputes: donating to local hardship funds to help to sustain workers in struggle. Wed, 31 Aug 2011 06:40:43 GMT http://l-r-c.org.uk/news/story/keep-our-nhs-public-kill-the-bill-defend-abortion-rights/ The Health and Social Care Bill will be returning to the House of Commons on 6th and 7th September for the Report Stage and Third Reading. This is when MPs vote on the amendments and vote the Bill through (or not) before it goes to the House of Lords). It is absolutely clear that we have to put pressure on MPs in their constituencies to demonstrate how the public want to reject this Bill, and will reject their MP at the next election if they vote for the Bill. Lobby your MP today to vote against the Bill. Thu, 30 Jun 2011 09:29:20 GMT http://l-r-c.org.uk/lrctv/watch/john-mcdonnell-mp-addresses-30-june-strike-rally-in-london/ LRC Chair John McDonnell MP addresses the London Strike Rally on 30 June, following over 25,000 marching through London. Fri, 03 Jun 2011 05:18:04 GMT http://l-r-c.org.uk/news/story/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. Thu, 26 May 2011 18:45:26 GMT http://l-r-c.org.uk/news/story/save-the-nhs-kill-lansleys-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. Sat, 02 Apr 2011 18:25:06 GMT http://l-r-c.org.uk/lrctv/watch/john-mcdonnell-mp-speaks-at-lancashire-against-cuts-part1/ LRC Chair John McDonnell MP speaks at Lancashire Against Cuts meeting in Preston on Saturday 2 April. John talks about the coalition government’s systematic destruction of the welfare state. Sat, 02 Apr 2011 18:18:08 GMT http://l-r-c.org.uk/lrctv/watch/john-mcdonnell-mp-speaks-at-lancashire-against-cuts-part2/ John McDonnell MP, LRC Chair, talks about the economic alternative to cuts and how to defeat the cuts - including strikes and direct action Sat, 02 Apr 2011 17:31:55 GMT http://l-r-c.org.uk/lrctv/watch/alice-mahon-speaks-at-lancashire-against-cuts/ Alice Mahon speaks at the Lancashire Against the Cuts meeting in Preston on Saturday 2 April. Alice highlights the threat to the NHS (via Norman Tebbitt!), argues for a progressive economic alternative, calls for a general strike and discusses direct action - supporting UK Uncut. Wed, 23 Mar 2011 22:46:41 GMT http://l-r-c.org.uk/news/story/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). Thu, 17 Mar 2011 20:36:50 GMT http://l-r-c.org.uk/news/story/solidarity-with-ucu-strike/ UCU members have begun walking out on strike today (Thu 17 Mar) over attacks on members’ jobs and pensions in both further and higher education. For more information see the UCU website. UCU members in Scotland are taking strike action today (17 Mar), in Wales tomorrow (18 Mar), in Northern Ireland on Monday (21 Mar) and in England on Tuesday (22 Mar). The action will culminate with a national strike on Thursday 24 March. We encourage LRC members to get on picket lines and show their solidarity with UCU members - as well as taking up the issue of public sector pensions and Hutton in their CLP and trade union.