"[12], The scale of public opposition in both polls and in the streets have been identified as one of the key causes of the end of Thatcher's premiership.[13]. Really interesting, thank you Joseph. Exclusive: the 11 SCG MPs setting up a new 'new left' group @socialistcam Tweets Socialist Campaign Group @socialistcam Occasional tweets from the Socialist Campaign Group of Labour MPs. Originally called the Gay Labour Group, [3] the purpose of this organisation is to campaign within the Labour Party and wider Labour movement to promote the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender ( LGBT) peoples, and to encourage members of the LGBT community to support the Labour Party. So glad I am not a member or someone daft enough to be sucked in my these tossers #WeNeedANewParty. 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". This decision and the division it causes severely undermines efforts to unite to defeat antisemitism and fully implement the EHRC recommendations and to challenge and defeat this disastrous Conservative government. Trying to save their own necks more like. Mary Foy MP 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. Something I am in full agreement with you is, Labour fake left SOG AKA The Squad! Christine Blower Margaret Beckett described this change as "unprecedented". What does that actually mean? [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. It quickly became clear that the 20% nomination threshold risked eliminating all candidates except Smith: "The '20 per cent' rule was introduced in 1989 specifically to exclude the Campaign Group the left from future leadership elections. [8], "From the day Kinnock became leader he made it clear that membership of the left wing Campaign Group of Labour MPs would be a bar to promotion within the PLP. Not sure what to make of it I quite like Clive Lewis and Dawn Butler. 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. These schools would, like academies, determine their own curriculum and ethos, appoint the governing body, control their own assets, employ their own staff and set their own admissions policy. ..I know that my comment is negative,but really another faction who only make it easier for the fascist Labour leader to divide and rule.I know one of that group personally and drove round in a car with him trying and succeeding in getting him elected.The aims are to be applauded and I realise that good jobs are hard to come by but another so called socialist group who want to survive and left it far too late to recieve former members backing.Sincere maybe but as one commentator said just moving around the deck chairs on the Titanic Build from the ground up this is just example of trying to plug a hole in a sinking ship too too late. At that time the left on the NEC predicted that the new rule would rebound against democracy in the entire party including the soft left who voted for it. Tahir Ali MP Thanks for reminding us why this new group needs our active support. [45] However, although Meacher gave his support to McDonnell following Blair's resignation not all of his supporters switched allegiance, leaving McDonnell short of the nominations required and leading to Gordon Brown becoming leader unopposed. been left wing in the slightest. The Campaign Group backed Eric Heffer and Michael Meacher in their unsuccessful bids for the leadership and deputy leadership in 1983. Claudia Webbe MP The rule that shadow cabinet MPs could not be group members caused difficulties, and this rule was removed, allowing the group to recover to 23 members by 2019.[28]. Delusional is a serious mental illness and shouldnt be funded by sane people when this lot will be unemployed in eighteen months time.. Tony Greenstein started this petition to Socialist Campaign Group of MPs. 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. The statement referred to the views of the leaders of seven trade unions, in which the heads of the Labour-affiliated organisations expressed serious concerns about the manner of and rationale for suspension of the former party leader. Hes the proverbial waste of space as leader of Labour. He told The Times newspaper "I am here today because thousands of people who elected me just cannot afford to pay. Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP What is the point and what is this going to achieve apart from yet more theatre?. Everything changed in 2015. my god the transformation into the UK version of the far right Yanky Democratic party of bullshit is complete. My pension was frozen in 2015. to get rid of Starmer I would not blame them for hiding their Enquiry as they were gathering their evidence? Another re-arrangement of the 3rd class passengers deck chairs on the sinking ship I see. Three candidates sought nominations: John Smith, the favourite, regarded as being "from the right" of the party, Bryan Gould, from the "centre-left" and Ken Livingstone, the Campaign Group candidate. An 'MPs Strategic Coordination Proposal' document, obtained by Skwawkbox, says that the group's budget to March of this year will be almost 32,000, with a first year of operations costing 133,000. This session will also be live on TWTtv - sign up here, for free. 47 Labour MPs voted against the proposals including Campaign Group members Ken Livingstone, Ronnie Campbell, Tony Benn, Jeremy Corbyn, Ann Cryer, Alan Simpson, John McDonnell, Dennis Skinner, Audrey Wise, and Diane Abbott. [9], In 1989 Margaret Thatcher's Conservative Government announced plans to introduce a flat-tax to fund local Government. No further words are needed. The SCG statement comes as Keir Starmer heard warnings at a meeting with Jewish community groups on Wednesday that the actions of leading figures on the left and within the trade union movement risked hindering his attempt to win back trust. [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. The right to a good home for all in which to live, bring up children and care for all dependents. and it is a brilliant film definitely to be recommended! the beginning of PMQ. Their trajectory is obvious, theres no need to wait and see. Rupa Huq has had the Labour whip restored following her suspension from the party after she described then, This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. The Socialist Campaign Group ( SCG ), also known as the Campaign Group, is a left-wing, democratic socialist grouping of Labour Party Members of Parliament in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom . Leftwing Labour MPs fear losing whip after Jeremy Corbyn barred London: Macmillan. [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. Beth Winter MP, By clicking subscribe you confirm you have read and agree to our privacy policy. [33], During his time as Leader Neil Kinnock moved the Labour party to adopt centrist politics. Kay Clark Not forgetting the ubiquitous, thank you for your service, mantra. She is a member of the far right Democratic party, a party born out of slave owners and has never from its birth ever ever! Socialist Campaign Group (@socialistcampaigngroup) on TikTok | Socialist Campaign Group of Labour MPs.Watch the latest video from Socialist Campaign Group (@socialistcampaigngroup). Just saying !! True enough. if they are waiting in the wings and working surreptitiously [52] Ed Miliband went on to win the leadership election. A younf Socialist female bame leader would be the lightening rod for progressives across the country The defeat of Jeremy Corbyn has given the right inside and outside the Labour Party a mandate to press ahead with their campaign against the left. Grahame Morris MP Fingers crossed ..like many I would like to see the Issues regularly covered included: women's liberation, Black Sections, international liberation struggles, internal Labour Party democracy and elections, reports from the National Executive Committee, proposed resolutions for Labour Party Conference, socialist economic policy, disabled people's rights, Northern Ireland and the Conservative Party. To support the SKWAWKBOX and raise awareness of the independent Left media, visit our store for T-shirts, hoodies and more. With people facing the deepest attack on living standards in decades, we urgently need to build an alternative to the soaring energy bills, pay cuts, food poverty and housing insecurity faced by millions. "[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. They have cut off the arms of the Left Labour MPs. Labour Party news: Left-wing MPs discuss radical plan to break up party [19] Backbench Labour MPs, led by the Campaign Group, opposed these plans, speaking and voting against them in Parliament. Id like to be able to be a community-member of this new group, but not need to rejoin Labou to be so. News, politics, insights, inside information from the left. Labour councillor joins 'from the river to sea' chant at event with So there is surely nothing wrong in forming If you wish to receive more information, fill in the form below. All of them Fake Left absolutely sickening! The Socialist Campaign Group of Labour MPs on the party's 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. Hiow long befoe it is proscribed by Starmer? [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]. The 2015 Leadership Election was the first held under new rules introduced by Ed Miliband following the Collins Review which recommended moving to a one-member one vote (OMOV) system. But thats all the SCG ever seems to do, talk about anything but the matter that counts, the pointlessness of staying in the Starmer party. Brilliant contribution my friend, cheers. Yesterdays decision to reinstate Jeremy Corbyn to the Labour Party was the correct one and should be implemented across all levels of the party. It got posted on the next report too. Zarah Sultana MP Andy Fantasy politics : A new party led by Howard Beckett(?) Kudos for that. Absolutely right Andy. Not sure what they are up to but Steering the right of a nominally leftwing party to the left sounds familier, Bernie Sanders with the Dumbocrats. 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. Im sorry to say the list is not what I would call left, soft left yes, which is why they arent going for the jugular. Uncategorized | Tendance Coatesy | Page 6 [39] Rules introduced following Tony Benn's 1988 leadership challenge meant that candidates would have to secure nominations from 55 MPs to make it onto the ballot paper. If you care share. Party workers were tasked with personal lobbying for the leaderships preferred choice, or were even told to chase up certain postal votes but not others. However, this time rather than a new 'rank and file' initiative, it seems that a group of 11 Campaign Group MPs and one member of the Scottish parliament are forming a new parliamentary caucus. The group also plans tactics such as parliamentary actions and stunts including: Using conventional Parliamentary tactics better i.e. However, the evidence does not support this and various authoritative expert evaluations from different international organisations all agree that there is no convincing evidence that fluoride in drinking water at levels used in fluoridation schemes or at concentrations below the regulatory drinking water limit is harmful to general health.. The SCG MPs called for the party to unite behind the implementation of the EHRCs recommendations, and stressed the importance of the labour movement coming together to take the fight to the Tories in the face of the pandemic. [61] Anti-Corbyn MPs had been briefing the media "for months to expect movement against Corbyn on 24 June",[62] suggesting that the opposition to Corbyn was not primarily motivated by his actions during the referendum. Christine Blower [66], Following the 2019 general election, the Socialist Campaign Group reformed for 20192024. The Neo-Liberal Labour Right are in complete control. [5], The Campaign Group subsequently organised itself around opposition to the direction the party took under the leadership of Kinnock and his successors. 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. I cant help but feel that first year operating costs of 133,000 could be better spent in the fight for socialism. In light of this, the decision to not restore the whip to Jeremy Corbyn is wrong and damaging to the Labour Party. In October, the Socialist Campaign Group produced a pamphlet called "Winning the Future", which proposed solutions to the COVID-19 crisis.[30]. 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]. The site is provided free of charge but depends on the support of its readers to be viable. Its the electoral equivalent of a drunk looking in the light of a street lamp, for something lost in the dark across the road. LGBT+ Labour - Wikipedia 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. For other uses, see, Opposition to the Iraq War & founding the Stop The War Coalition. Socialist Campaign Group Rally - YouTube Rupa Huq has had the Labour whip restored following her suspension from the party after she described then, This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. 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The right to useful and satisfying work, balanced with leisure, to meet the needs of society. 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. Our own Squad. In 2010 nominations from 33 MPs (12.5% of the Parliamentary Labour Party) were required to make it onto the ballot paper. [2] The campaign quickly mobilised grassroots Labour members and activists to pressure MPs to nominate Corbyn, even if they disagreed with him, in order to ensure a proper debate about the future of the Labour Party. Portugals PM Costa stuns with majority win in snap election [34] In the 1987 General Election Margaret Thatcher's Conservatives won a landslide victory and were nearly 12% ahead of Labour in the popular vote. Thank you for signing up - Socialist Campaign Group Whats the name of this new group of 12? I have tried highlighting the injustice of the 550,000 British overseas pensioners who have been shafted by successive governments. The way to operate in the UK is for them to be active in extra-parliamentary campaigns and the trade union movement. Peace and Justice Joseph. Socialist Campaign Group of Labour MPs Rally Online on TWTtv, Black-E Main Space 27.09.2022 7PM - 8:30PM Rally With people facing the deepest attack on living standards in decades, we urgently need to build an alternative to the soaring energy bills, pay cuts, food poverty and housing insecurity faced by millions. But the strategy document also makes clear that the new group, which sees itself as modelled on The Squad of Democrat lawmakers in the US, sees itself trying to pressure Keir Starmer from off and on his front bench, in other words working alongside Starmer and trying to steer him, rather than resist or remove him, listing among its tactical approaches: Media interventions by backbenchers to push the Labour frontbench to take moreprogressive positions An insider strategy within Labour frontbench teams for left-wing MPs who are alsofrontbenchers. Nadia is the Labour MP for Nottingham East, and a former care worker. 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. Since theyve mostly BEEN members of the SCG, who have gone very quiet since Starmer, I wouldnt get your hopes up. 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? Hopefully on the right side of history. Speaking as a grass-roots socialist and trade unionist : 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:. In the US, a relatively small group in the Senate/HoR can exert significant pressure, particularly when their party holds the presidency and has a tenuous hold on the two houses. 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