Zarah Sultana MP Absolutely pathetic from a bunch of cowards. John McDonnell MP This campaign had no support at all from the Labour Party at a national level, no official party rallies being organised, and those who rallied were singled out for disciplinary action, many being expelled from the party just because they were active in the movement, and some prospective local and parliamentary candidates were refused endorsement by the NEC merely for their principled refusal to pay."[14]. Has the Overton window moved that far? John Prescott, Ann Clywd and Margaret Beckett were the other deputy leadership contenders.[36]. 0s. [33], During his time as Leader Neil Kinnock moved the Labour party to adopt centrist politics. However, three (3) of the five cited footnoted references [21, 23 & 24], claiming that the evidence does not support the US-funded Bashash 2017 and Green 2019 studies, were published before 2017 and thus it is absurd to use them to dismiss such important findings. The February 1988 edition of Campaign Group News included "The Aims and Objectives of the Labour Party" a statement agreed by the Campaign Group of Labour MPs and circulated "to provide a focus for political discussion and education within the party and to be the basis of our long-term political work". [40], John Smith won the electoral college vote against Gould with 91% of the vote. Thanks plain citizen I always appreciate the gesture of a little bit of the personal lives of our posters and also the info posted and thats why I dont hide myself although I know it can be used against us.in the future.My future is limited but I think its sometimes worth taking the risk of developing a picture with personal information although boring everyone is never the intention even if it does. These people are not even vaguely socialist. This sowed the seeds for a split in the left between a "soft left" supportive of Foot's leadership and a dissenting "hard left" organised principally around Benn. IT problems? [9] Tony Benn described the relationship of the campaign against the Poll Tax with the Labour Party: "The main credit for defeating this monstrosity [the Poll Tax] must go to those, first in Scotland and then in England and Wales, who organised the anti-poll tax unions and the federation that brought them together, for without their brilliant leadership and the mass rallies which they organised the Tories might just have got away with it. But ask how she got her rank without the 15 years service? MPs hostile to Corbyn leaked internal emails to the BBC which showed that Corbyn's team had resisted moves to pursue a more hostile line on immigration and suggested that this was evidence that Corbyn had sought to "sabotage" the remain campaign. Howls of laughter ensue. If you care share. Navendu Mishra MP Kay Clark If youd like to help it keep revealing the news as it is and not what the Establishment wants you to hear and can afford to without hardship pleaseclick hereto arrange a one-off or modest monthly donation via PayPal orhereto set up a monthly donation via GoCardless (SKWAWKBOX will contact you to confirm the GoCardless amount). Days after berating the West, former shadow minister Richard Burgon, secretary of the hard Left Socialist Campaign Group . The right of free speech and assembly, the entrenchment of civil liberties and human rights and the right to organise voluntary associations and free trade unions for the purpose of protecting and improving the prospects for those who belong to them, and in particular, the right to withdraw labour as a means of securing justice. is suspicious. Is not Starmer doing both with HQ staff? a fair report? Another re-arrangement of the 3rd class passengers deck chairs on the sinking ship I see. No further comment is necessary. When the result of the referendum was announced Corbyn's opponents on the right and centre of the Parliamentary Labour Party sought to trigger a leadership election on the grounds that they did not think he had campaigned sufficiently vigorously for Remain. From the bore whos too ignorant to say one vote fewer! [55] Immediately following his success in getting on the ballot Corbyn attended a protest against the treatment of women detained at Yarls Wood Detention Centre and against the 13-year detention by the US of British resident Shaker Aamer in Guantanamo Bay without charge. The Knights Who Say Kni? Nearly every one of the twenty-odd ex-members of the Campaign Group sitting in the 198792 Parliament was appointed to the front bench shortly after leaving the group. Build bridges with Starmer, secure their careers as Labour MPs as the real left is driven out. Grahame Morris MP As a clear grouping, it emerged in Parliament from members of the left-wing Tribune Group who did not support Tony Benn's 1981 deputy leadership bid. The group also envisages itself as an entirely separate legal structure: Structure:Money for this project should either: Be housed in a new legal structure, not a structure used previously Or in an MPs office. Now Skwawkbox can reveal the names of the Labour figures it understands have agreed to form up to the new group and its requirements. All of them Fake Left absolutely sickening! Enter your email address to receive notifications of new posts by email. preparing the ground for a breakaway party (otherwise why the staff and funding?) [42], No candidate from the Campaign Group ran in the 1994 leadership election and the group did not endorse a candidate. 16 members of the left-wing parliamentary group did not sign the statement last night, including Nadia Whittome MP who had said she was saddened by the suspension but cannot agree with Corbyns statement on the report. [38], Labour's electoral college was weighted 40% to affiliated unions, 30% to Constituency Labour Parties (CLPs) and 30% to MPs in the Parliamentary Labour Party. Thanks for your solidarity so SKWAWKBOX can keep doing its job. Really interesting, thank you Joseph. (Monty Pythons). [58] Analysis from academics at Loughborough University found that the BBC had excluded Labour voices during the campaign and instead covered the campaign as a Conservative Party civil war.[59][60]. News, politics, insights, inside information from the left. Liberals, set up liberal thing. I followed her campaign. To her credit, she footslogged like no other. My pension was frozen in 2015. However, Margaret Beckett, who had been a member of the Campaign Group until 1988, was nominated by 18 Campaign Group MPs, with 5 nominating John Prescott. Among its planned funding streams are a levy of 1,000 per MP to be taken from their training budgets and contributions from. They are: Clive Lewis Dawn Butler Lloyd Russell Moyle Nadia Whittome Labour whip Nav Mishra Kim Johnson Rachel Maskell Rachel Hopkins Olivia Blake Shadow minister Sam Tarry Paul Sweeney MSP. ", "The BBC's obsession with balance took Labour off-air during the referendum campaign", "Media coverage of the EU Referendum (report 5)", "Labour crisis: how the coup against Jeremy Corbyn gathered pace", "Labour MPs prepare for leadership contest after Corbyn loses confidence vote", "Corbyn re-elected as Labour leader with bigger landslide than last year", "Socialist Campaign Group has reformed for 20192024. Labour MP for Wansbeck and former trade union leader. a new structure and I wouldnt blame anyone Can I ask you why you think hes a Socialist? Not sure why they would set up a new group though ..? Kate Osborne MP Dance! "A caucus of 'eleven new left Labour MPs and an MSP' from the Socialist Campaign Group (SCG) of left-wing Labour MPs have agreed to set up a separate group with its own funding, priorities - and at least one staff member."The Skwawkbox when he was really quite another. LOL. http://frozenbritishpensions.org/our-members/, These SNP, Tories, Lib Dem MPs are more Socialist than Sam Tarry, The Socialist Party already exists, build it up with JC as their star signing then there is a chance to attract unions, members and supporters The document describes the group as a space for organising but denies that it will be a central identity, despite the new and presumably centralised legal structure for handling its funds but its Principles of organising together again emphasise that it intends to play a part in Keir Starmers front bench team: We are pushing the Labour leadership to do better on its economic approach and socialand environmental justice issues Individual MPs step forward to push particular issues together and not everyone willwork on everything Were not setting up a central identity, just an organising space for collaboration andplanning action. [2] The Campaign Group maintains close links with Momentum. Will wait & see. 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Well, they seem to be anticipating some funding already, bank account? But Its not very polite. Also not on the list was Clive Lewis MP, who last week appeared to agree with journalist Rachel Shabi that Corbyns comments were ill-advised, to put it mildly and that it is beyond frustrating to see Labour yet again descend into factionalism over this [antisemitism] issue and thus torpedo the EHRC report. Corbyn spoke at 15 rallies from London to Hastings to Aberdeen, reached more than 10 million people with his Remain messages on social media, made six statements in the Commons and put forward Remain arguments during interviews on Sky, BBC, ITV and Channel 4. Peter Barberis, John McHugh and Mike Tyldesley. Reiterating that Corbyns EHRC reaction undermined Labours ability to tackle antisemitism, the leader said: I have taken the decision not to restore the whip to Jeremy Corbyn. Thanks. 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Olivia Blake MP We all know what they must do, a new party and fuck this neoliberal shitshow Labour party. Whittome has since posted on social media to say that she missed the meeting and added that she absolutely support the spirit of the statement signed on Wednesday evening by other SCG MPs. MPs using their training budget (Im not sure if thats from party funds or part of their parliamentary expenses) to fund this seems cheeky. Promise to clean out the stables from top to bottom, no one is above the law we are truly all in it together and as Socialists we will never leave anyone behind. The SCG statement describing the reinstatement of Corbyn as correct and the continued suspension of the party whip as wrong and damaging has 32 signatories, including 27 Labour MPs plus Claudia Webbe. He campaigned on issues with wide popular support that had been outside of the political mainstream for many years, including rail re-nationalisation, free higher education, regional investment and a higher minimum wage. The devolved structure for selection of candidates protects them from central control, and there can be no withdrawal of the whip. Scroll to top Stark I dont know if it is wrong or not .. it could that the group hopes to persuade to part with cash to achieve an alliance between GND [green new deal] and new/progressive economics. [21], The Stop the War Coalition was founded in the weeks following 9/11, when George W. Bush announced the "War on terror", and has since campaigned to oppose and end the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya and elsewhere. [71] The document outlines a socialist, internationalist and democratic agenda and starts by listing the rights that members thought out to be fought for: "WE BELIEVE: That there should be certain rights which must be won and maintained: We need a campaign for peace and disarmament in Europe, and for an end to the arms trade throughout the world and for a new international economic order which will start to reverse the transfer of wealth from the poorest to the richest. Apsana Begum MP Mobilise the energy of the multi-generational, multi-racial, class-based movement - brought into the Labour Party by Jeremy Corbyn's socialist leadership - to effect real political change and achieve socialism in our lifetime. Kate Osamor MP They signed StopTheWar letter. Socialist Campaign Group of Labour MPs Rally, How To Intervene in Police and State Power with Copwatch Network, Left Book Club x TWT: Socialism and Literature, With Yara Rodrigues Fowler, Wendy Liu, Elif Sarican. Open Letter To The Socialist Campaign Group May 14, 2021 by Chelley Ryan Dear Socialist Campaign Group, A few days ago I made the gut wrenching decision to resign my membership of the Labour Party after 11 years. that is OK by me. Enter your email address to receive notifications of new posts by email. The right of everyone to receive an income sufficient to maintain a decent standard of living. It was formed in December 1982 following the 1981 Labour Party deputy leadership election when a number of soft left MPs, led by Neil Kinnock, refused to back Tony Benn's campaign, leading a number of left-wing Benn-supporting MPs to split from the Tribune Group to form the Socialist Campaign Group.[1]. Seems to be a gang of soft left MPs going through very expensive PR exercise for themselves. Temporary commission in the military as an officer , Lets see what they deliver from their wish list. Astonishing! Mr Loach announced his exclusion from the party through Twitter on Saturday. Sorry comrades to be so harsh but with the climate crisis, the cost of living crisis, Right Wing Tory Authoritarianism and War mongering we dont have the time for Left Wing Labour to turn things around or the Lefts CUSTERS LAST STAND! Paul Smith the science and The Science (that supports the shamful, harmful and pathogenically dangerous Covid Narrative) are two very different things. Like all, her voting actions show her true colours. This new organising space for left MPs should in the first instance focus on innovating with newparliamentary tactics and media interventions to push issues like the Green New Deal in the runup to COP26 and off the back of it. "[8], During the 198485 miners' strike MPs from the Socialist Campaign Group took action to support the striking miners by visiting picket lines and raising money to be donated to the miners' relief centres. who set such a brilliant example of pretending to be one thing Gabbard is another one. Just saying !! Co-Chair of the Socialist Campaign Group of Labour MPs. [49] It has been suggested that this practice of lending nominations to left candidate to widen the scope of debate "set a precedent" for Jeremy Corbyn's run for Leadership in 2015. [46], As part of his campaign John McDonnell published his manifesto as a book entitled Another World Is Possible: A Manifesto for 21st Century Socialism.[47]. Just read that report by unite on Ford report.First thoughts is how can anyone remain in a party of criminals that stole members money to pay staff to divert money and destroy Jeremy Corbyn and a socialist government in waiting..The hatred and bile can be understood especially when dealing with fascists now in charge and out of control.The part that Mcnicol played as G Secretary was the fulcrum for criminal behaviour and in any other party the Police would be called in..This I cant understand.ITs all too late and they know it with just token resistance from a minority who stay and ?keep feeding the parasites infesting the Labour party. Ive warned about this for decades, ever since Blair let his idea out during the 9 Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP The Socialist Campaign Group was founded in 1982 due to a disagreement within the Labour left, traditionally organised around the Tribune Group, about whom to back in the 1981 deputy leadership election. Time will tell. Answer nothing. Cant see him here: Id like to be able to be a community-member of this new group, but not need to rejoin Labou to be so. "[16] Labour Party historian Alex Nunns described how "Left-wing hopefuls, like Christine Shawcroft or Mark Seddon, were stopped at all costs. The book is premised on two interdependent theses: first, that 'Corbynism' was the product of social-movement politics outside the Labour Party; second, that its decline was set in motion by its drift away from those same social movements. Joseph Ive been meaning to thank you for the very interesting link in your recent post about Borax which particularly interested me as I suffer quite badly from arthritis. It is the funds from hidden and unknown sources which Fluoride is used in the corrosive etching process. [48] Abbott secured the necessary 33 nominations after being 'lent' nominations from a number of MPs who were not supporting her campaign but wanted to ensure that the contest was not exclusively white and male. Christine Blower Only kidding. Who are the HNW donors who are funding this new socialist grouping. The Neo-Liberal Labour Right are in complete control. The structure and operation of the political system in the US is completely different from that in the UK. On Monday evening, MPs from the Socialist Campaign Group (SCG) issued a statement through Twitter denouncing the government's coronavirus policy as "class war.". The latest manufactured 'outrage' of the Board of Deputies and the Jewish Leadership Council concerns Labour MPs Bell Ribeiro-Addy and Diane Abbott. my god the transformation into the UK version of the far right Yanky Democratic party of bullshit is complete. Several MPs and groups within the Labour Party, as well as trade union Unite leader Len McCluskey, have since argued that the suspension is wrong, and called on the Labour leader to reverse the disciplinary action. [74], As of 2008 the editorial board was Jim Mortimer (chair), Diane Abbott MP, Tony Benn, Jeremy Corbyn MP, Anni Marjoram, Bill Michie MP and Pete Willsman. Instead, we now face chaos and division.. [64] Owen Smith secured the required nominations to run against him. He also made it clear that public repudiation of the group would be amply and swiftly rewarded. 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