Campaign news archive - June 2011

LRC pays tribute to life of Andy Viner

LRC National Committee member Andy Viner has died following injuries sustained in a car crash. The LRC wishes to pay tribute to Andy, who was an elected official of the ASLEF union and a hard-working trade unionist and socialist. We offer our condolences to his family and to all those who knew Andy as a friend and a comrade. Andy’s funeral will take place on Friday 1 July in Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire. (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) for more details [continue...]

Refounding Labour - LRC guidance

Following Labour’s defeat at last year’s general election, there is recognition that the Labour Party is in need of fundamental change. Peter Hain is now chair of the National Policy Forum and was asked by the Labour leader, Ed Miliband, to write a consultation paper that both takes stock and asks some key questions on what Labour needs to do to regain the trust of British people. This is therefore an opportunity for the LRC to influence the change that will inevitably take place in the party. [continue...]

Fight to defend Welfare goes on

The Welfare Reform Bill passed its 3rd reading in the House of Commons on 15 June by 288 votes to 238. Although it passed, our campaigning helped ensure that Labour MPs voted against it, having abstained at 2nd reading stage. However, recent comments by Ed Miliband and Liam Byrne prove we have to fight to continue to move party policy away from the workfare model promoted by New Labour and now being developed by the coalition. [continue...]

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. [continue...]