Their trajectory is obvious, theres no need to wait and see. 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 Oh and you can add Sam Tarry from the above list. So when the left have nowhere else to go, but are pulling support from the party in their droves, ask yourself, what would Mandelson do? We stand with people all around the world in solidarity with the Palestinian people and in defence of their inalienable rights. that the group hopes to persuade to part with cash to achieve an alliance between GND [green new deal] and new/progressive economics. Conrad Landin, Selective History Sidecar London: Macmillan. Temporary commission in the military as an officer , Lets see what they deliver from their wish list. Fingers crossed ..like many I would like to see the Mick Whitley MP After all our money is being used to support [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. Enquiry as they were gathering their evidence? Trying to save their own necks more like. The MPs wrote: The Equality and Human Rights Commision report ought to have been an important moment for the Labour Party to reflect and move forward together in battle against antisemitism. As our binary message then you cannot fail with Red or Tory, The politics in this country are well and truly fucked up, Im really not keen on some of my bedfellows, its time to get back to some kind of normality Well, they seem to be anticipating some funding already, bank account? pic.twitter.com/qhuovdGVSI, Socialist Campaign Group (@socialistcam) November 4, 2020, Diane Abbott MP Hes the proverbial waste of space as leader of Labour. The following members resigned their membership of the Campaign Group in 1985 in a show of support for Neil Kinnock's reforms:[79], The following members resigned their membership of the Campaign Group in 1988 in protest at Tony Benn's decision to challenge Neil Kinnock for the Labour leadership that year:[80]. Diane Abbott is the Labour MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington. The following members resigned their membership of the Campaign Group at various points in time when they became front bench spokespersons or members of the government, which was seen as incompatible with membership of the Campaign Group until 2017: The following members resigned their membership of the Campaign Group for other reasons: On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. is suspicious. Steering the right of a nominally leftwing party to the left sounds familier, Bernie Sanders with the Dumbocrats. Answer nothing. She was sacked from Cabinet the following year. The squawking one claims: At a meeting of the Socialist Campaign Group on 3 June it was decided that, with McDonnell and Abbott both ruling themselves out after having stood previously, Jeremy Corbyn should be the left's candidate for leader. Thanks. many loyal Party members targeted by the Right. 18 Socialist Campaign Group MPs sign call for Corbyn - LabourList However, this was the largest rebellion a Labour government had ever suffered at the third reading of a Bill.[25]. Do you remember when she made her base dance, after voting for a bill furthering their exploration. As we can all see thats been a rip-roaring success. 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! This would be one more step in Starmers plan to make Labour safe for the socially regressive those Tories he thinks he needs to persuade to vote Labour in order to win a general election. [25], 14 Campaign Group MPs, working with other Labour backbenchers, sought to block the plans by proposing an alternative plan for education. Everything changed in 2015. 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. With everyone concentrating on just surviving the Tory government then its good that you continue to highlight a silent poison flouride in water.IF there was any benefit from adding flouride to fresh water without any problems then we and Cafod would have done so years ago when providing free clean water from boreholes in the third world countries.,.I am retired but not de..commisioned and will continue in a small way to defend ordinary people especially the working-class who are invisible to the authorities across the world. Lloyd Russell-Moyle MP What is the point and what is this going to achieve apart from yet more theatre?. Which we duly did! It was at a meeting of the Campaign Group in June 2015 that the decision was taken that Jeremy Corbyn would contest for the leadership of the Labour Party. Those MPs who did support Benn quit to form the Socialist Campaign Group, and the Tribune Group soon descended into a fan club for Kinnock's leadership before becoming defunct in the 1990s. John McDonnell MP I wont give up. I had wrestled with this decision for 13 months. Fair weather socialists (?) The party now has six weeks until December 10th to produce an action plan to the EHRC in response to the findings and recommendations. Socialist Campaign Group (@socialistcampaigngroup) on TikTok | Socialist Campaign Group of Labour MPs.Watch the latest video from Socialist Campaign Group (@socialistcampaigngroup). I can tell you what Madelson should do. The devolved structure for selection of candidates protects them from central control, and there can be no withdrawal of the whip. The groups strategy document, of which Skwawkbox exclusively obtained a copy, makes clear that it aims to steer Keir Starmer rather than resisting or replacing him. Welcome to Socialist Councillors - Socialist Councillors Rachel Hopkins MP The vote was called in November after Costas hard-left former Communist and Left Bloc allies joined the right in striking down his minority governments budget. They were trying to buy bolt-cutters to cut the fences at Greenham Common, but anytime they turned up at a shop anywhere near, they were denied the right to buy them. With Britain passing the horrific milestone of 100,000 Covid deaths this week, members of the Socialist Campaign Group have called on the Government to adopt the Zero Covid strategy that has effectively eliminated the virus in many Pacific and East Asian countries. I think they are career politicians. Talk about fiddling while the party burns.. [23], The Coalition organised what is widely thought to be the largest demonstration in British history, when on 15 February 2003, over a million people[24] marched against the War in Iraq. [22], Socialist Campaign Group MPs Jeremy Corbyn and Tam Dalyell, along with Tony Benn, (who had been in the Socialist Campaign Group until he stood down as an MP at the 2001 General Election) were among the most high profile of the initial sponsors of the Stop the War Coalition at the meeting on 21 September 2001, along with figures such as Tariq Ali, Harold Pinter, Andrew Murray and Lindsey German, who became the convenor of Stop the War. Despite the scale of the opposition from Labour MPs and campaigners, Harman continued to implement the cuts. Eleven Labour MPs and Jeremy Corbyn backed a Stop the War campaign . socialistcampaigngroup photos on Flickr | Flickr 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. I have tried highlighting the injustice of the 550,000 British overseas pensioners who have been shafted by successive governments. Labour has been served with an unlawful act notice on the basis of the investigation by the EHRC. Talks a good game. Beth Winter MP, By clicking subscribe you confirm you have read and agree to our privacy policy. It looks to me like an attempt by a group of MPs to differentiate themselves from the SCG in the hope that they can retain their positions in the face of a possible removal of all left- wing members of the PLP. It is this latter argument that its account of the 2015-19 period is principally constructed to support. Not sure what they are up to but Richard Burgon is the Labour Party MP for Leeds East and member of the Socialist Campaign Group. But Its not very polite. The right to enjoy dignity, and a full life, in retirement in suitable accommodation, free from financial anxieties, with proper medical, and other, facilities, including personal care, necessary to make that possible. "[16], Blair's strategist Peter Mandelson reportedly described wanting the parliamentary left to become a sealed tomb. the beginning of PMQ. mis- used by Starmer to suppress democracy. Socialist Campaign Group Calls for Urgent New Strategy to Save Lives The right to equality of treatment under just laws, free from all discrimination based upon class, sex, race, life-style or beliefs. Before their eyes Corbyn is once again humiliated without even a discussion and NOTHING! Jon Trickett MP However, many of these references are either misquoted or based on outdated science and the many, newer peer-reviewed studies are either misrepresented or not referenced at all. Portugals PM Costa stuns with majority win in snap election MS by Michael Segalov,. News, politics, insights, inside information from the left. Kudos for that. [50], Corbyn outlined an anti-austerity domestic agenda and an international agenda opposed to military intervention. If anything. John Prescott, Ann Clywd and Margaret Beckett were the other deputy leadership contenders.[36]. A number of MPs who did not join SCG colleagues in calling for the reinstatement of Corbyn earlier this month have signed the latest joint declaration, but some SCG members are still missing from the list. It would be accurate, at least. Jeremy Corbyn will be turning up for the fifty years commemoration since thirteen civilians were murdered by Crown forces on the streets of Derry.Fifty years and still no justice for the murders of innocent civilians.Jeremy Corbyn has always been in the right place at the right time to support the victims of British Occupation of partitioned Ireland.God bless him and all peacemakers. [6], An advertisement in Tribune (24 April 1983) gave the membership of the Campaign Group as: Norman Atkinson, Tony Benn, Ron Brown, Dennis Canavan, Bob Cryer, Don Dixon, Martin Flannery, Stuart Holland, Bob Litherland, Joan Maynard, Willie McKelvey, Andy McMahon, Bob McTaggart, Michael Meacher, Bob Parry, Reg Race, Allan Roberts, Ernie Roberts, Dennis Skinner, and John Tilley. https://endfrozenpensions.org/ Fake left remainers. So glad I am not a member or someone daft enough to be sucked in my these tossers #WeNeedANewParty. Is not Starmer doing both with HQ staff? [52] Ed Miliband went on to win the leadership election. They have cut off their legs. Better to have them outside the tent pissing in. [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. The two far left parties paid the price, losing more than a half of their seats, according to exit polls. The way to operate in the UK is for them to be active in extra-parliamentary campaigns and the trade union movement. Another re-arrangement of the 3rd class passengers deck chairs on the sinking ship I see. The Socialist Campaign Group, officially the Socialist Campaign Group of Labour MPs and also known as the Campaign Group, is a left-wing, democratic socialist grouping of the Labour Party 's Members of Parliament in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. John Hendy here at ground level we call it playing silly buggers! [50] Abbott was the first black woman to ever contest the Labour leadership. real motives. Richard Burgon MP Not at all, I thought it was important enough to post it more than once. Just wonder if this is the prelude to a leadership bid by at least a couple of them. Then renaged coz Starmer threatened them. Leftwing Labour MPs fear losing whip after Jeremy Corbyn barred Mary Foy MP and I dont think they have the political bottle to take on the Labour Right and the rich and powerful, with the advocacy of left wing policies and actions. [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. News, politics, insights, inside information from the left. Yesterdays decision to reinstate Jeremy Corbyn to the Labour Party was the correct one and should be implemented across all levels of the party. 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. Nadia is the Labour MP for Nottingham East, and a former care worker. I followed her campaign. LGBT+ Labour - Wikipedia Socialist Campaign Group of Labour MPs Rally 7,852 views Premiered Oct 4, 2021 398 Dislike Share Save The World Transformed 6.12K subscribers Support TWT for as little as 1 / month:. The right to expect that any government in power will work for peace and justice, and will not provoke international conflict or hostility or divert resources from essential purposes to build up the weapons of mass destruction. Exclusive: the 11 SCG MPs setting up a new 'new left' group The Socialist Campaign Group, also known as the Campaign Group, officially Socialist Campaign Group of Labour MPs is a left-wing , democratic socialist grouping of Labour Party Members of Parliament in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. [35] Following this defeat Kinnock introduced a Policy Review, which many on the left thought would lead to an abandonment of the party's commitment to Clause IV, public ownership and the transformation of society. The Neo-Liberal Labour Right are in complete control. Our regular supporters fuel everything we do. For example: is it because Richard Branson who resides in the Virgin Islands and yes, his State pension is frozen? 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. Starmer is not for turning, so what do they have in their armoury to force him too? ", This page was last edited on 30 January 2023, at 22:23. with Corbyn as honorary President would be a more exciting development. The squawking one claims: 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. I cant help but feel that first year operating costs of 133,000 could be better spent in the fight for socialism. Socialist Campaign Group of Labour MPs Rally - YouTube The injustice against the Palestinian people is intensifying. I maybe didnt choose the right word. Corrupt or corrupted? Build bridges with Starmer, secure their careers as Labour MPs as the real left is driven out. Some activists have been campaigning for this to end for over 20 years. In May that year, largely thanks to Unite's new political strategy, a small group of young socialist MPs, including Clive Lewis, Richard Burgon, and Rebecca Long-Bailey, were elected, countering the trend of an ageing and diminishing Parliamentary left. Nadia Whittome MP The site is provided free of charge but depends on the support of its readers to be viable. Former Shadow Home Secretary. Devoid of political heavyweights like Right Wing Labour, irrelevant. Stark I dont know if it is wrong or not .. it could 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. Mary Foy MP LabourList has more readers than ever before - but we need your support. 18 Socialist Campaign Group MPs in parliament have signed a statement declaring that they oppose the suspension of Jeremy Corbyn and calling for the disciplinary action to be "quickly reversed". I have tried being nice and also tried shaming them. Astonishing! We need a new Left Wing Democratic Socialist Army with courage and vision! be an attempt to form a rival NEC. The Board of Deputies of British Jews president Marie van der Zyl welcomed Starmers withholding of the Labour whip from Corbyn and described the move as an appropriate leadership decision. Our preference is likely for a new legal structure if Lloyd is able to administer but wed likeopinions on this. https://unitealliance.org/unite-the-union-submission-to-the-forde-inquiry/. There have been nine Labour Leadership Elections since the formation of the Socialist Campaign Group: 1983, 1988, 1992, 1994, 2007, 2010, 2015, 2016 and 2020. Off topic.. Not only do the PTB want to slowly poisonous all, but they are using falsehoods to do so: The following clips from a letter sent to Boris Johnson by two scientists regarding the Governments intention to fluoridate the water supply are self-explanatory: Further to our letter dated 5th September 2021, we have not yet received any acknowledgement of its receipt or any reply from your office despite it being sent by recorded delivery. 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. Our dedicated coverage of Labour's policies and personalities, internal debates, selections and elections relies on donations from our readers. Grahame Morris MP [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. Socialist Campaign Group MPs John McDonnell and Diane Abbott both sought nominations to run; however, McDonnell withdrew from the race after it became clear he would not receive sufficient nominations, and instead supported Abbott to give her the best chance of making it onto the ballot. [22], Campaign Group MP Alan Simpson launched Labour Against The War to coordinate parliamentary opposition to Tony Blair's decision to follow George W. Bush in invading Iraq. [36] The scale of this defeat was a surprise to Benn, in particular the decline in support from CLPs since the 1983 election, and strengthened Kinnock's position, which he used to take the party further towards centrism. He is aiming to pass a bill banning MPs from taking any money from oil and gas companies, Labour MP for Hemsworth, Former Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office and Parliamentary Private Secretary to Prime Minister Gordon Brown. [36], Neil Kinnock resigned just three days after he lost his second General Election, and tried to persuade candidates other than John Smith to stand aside so as to avoid a contest. Is that a genuine hope of just a way to have a dig at the SCG? 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). The Socialist Campaign Group of Labour MPs on the partys left wing have issued a statement calling for the reversal of the decision taken by Keir Starmer not to restore the whip to Jeremy Corbyn. Mr Loach announced his exclusion from the party through Twitter on Saturday. [17], Alan Simpson, a member of the Campaign Group during the New Labour years, described it as "the only bolt-hole of real political thought that I found throughout my parliamentary years they were the MPs you would always find on picket lines, at trade union and social movement rallies, on anti-war marches and at the forefront of campaigns to restore rather than exploit the planet. I think that the most worrying thing about this initiative is lack of understanding displayed by the signatories as to the nature of the Starmer-Evans leadership. [75], A website of the same name, providing electronic versions of some of the articles in the printed edition and lists of Campaign Group MPs, was run from 1999[76] to 2010.[77]. 18 Socialist Campaign Group MPs in parliament have signed a statement declaring that they oppose the suspension of Jeremy Corbyn and calling for the disciplinary action to be quickly reversed. to see this bullshit! In one hilarious meeting [of the Socialist Campaign Group], the Greenham [Common] Women addressed us. 28 Socialist Campaign Group MPs urge reversal of Corbyn - LabourList Corbyn's opponents in the National Executive Committee were alleged by Robert Peston to have sought to "fix"[65] the result by increasing the fee for becoming a registered supporter from 3 to 25 and excluding from voting the 130,000 new members who had joined in the previous 6 months. 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 structure and operation of the political system in the US is completely different from that in the UK. While Corbyn was party leader, from 2015 to 2019, Socialist Campaign Group activity reduced as many members joined the shadow cabinet. Labour MP for Streatham. After all there is already a report being prepared. 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. Socialist Campaign Group of Labour MPs Statement - Labour Outlook 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. Kate Osborne MP People Before Profit "Campaign Group" redirects here. ", "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. Zarah Sultana MP Our dedicated coverage of Labour's policies and personalities, internal debates, selections and elections relies on donations from our readers. 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. Starmer attended the talks with reps from the Board of Deputies, the Jewish Labour Movement, the Jewish Leadership Council and the Community Security Trust alongside deputy leader Angela Rayner and general secretary David Evans. The Campaign Group backed Eric Heffer and Michael Meacher in their unsuccessful bids for the leadership and deputy leadership in 1983. Hes intendng to recite his TenPledges again with his fingers crossed behind his back. With you on that too. Ive just found this on FB. In light of this, the decision to not restore the whip to Jeremy Corbyn is wrong and damaging to the Labour Party. The paper published articles by Campaign Group MPs alongside left wing Labour Party activists and trade unionists. But while the vast majority are struggling to get by, its boom time for the privileged few who are getting ever richer and the corporations raking in record profits. Scroll to top Instead, we now face chaos and division.. We are pushing the Labour leadership to do better on its economic approach . Dan Carden MP Holby -I like your sense of humour. 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. Socialist Campaign Group urges Labour to reinstate Ken Loach What does that actually mean? Patrick Seyd, The Rise and Fall of the Labour Left (1987), p. 223. The planned tax became known as the poll tax and was thought by many to be intended to save the rich money and move the expenses onto the poor. The right to receive the best possible medical care, free, and at the moment of need. [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. They will not rest until the Labour Party has been purged of all traces of socialism. 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. But since joining the halls of power, she changed. 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. Ian Mearns MP [36] Benn secured only 11.4% of the vote (17.2% of MPs, 19.6% of CLPs and 0.2% of affiliated unions). John McDonnell, then Chair of the Socialist Campaign Group, argued "Our sincere hope is that the prime minister desists from relying upon a [David] Cameron coalition to force his education policies through in the face of this overwhelming opposition within the parliamentary Labour party. Tony Benn's decision to challenge Denis Healey for the Deputy Leadership of the Labour Party in 1981 was heavily criticised by Labour's leader, Michael Foot,[3] who had long been associated with the Labour left and Tribune Group. LISBON, Jan 30 (Reuters) Defying all odds, Portugals centre-left Socialists won an outright parliamentary majority in Sundays snap general election, securing a strong new mandate for Prime Minister Antonio Costa, a champion of balanced public accounts. No further words are needed. Can it not be more? Enter your email address to receive notifications of new posts by email. anyone care to guess if Starmer is one of them ? 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Will wait & see. 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.

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