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John McDonnell signs up to CarerWatch pledge

John McDonnell has signed up to the CarerWatch pledge to restore unconditional benefits to those with severe and enduring mental health issues receiving Employment and Support Allowance  [continue...]

New Labour’s rootless pretenders

John McDonnell MP, LRC Chair, writes for the Guardian Comment is Free on the positioning of ‘New Labour’s rootless pretenders’. The late David Taylor was a principled Labour MP, rooted in his community. Balls, Purnell et al have lost touch with this tradition - and Labour has suffered for it. [continue...]

David signs up to CarerWatch pledge

David Drew has signed up to the CarerWatch pledge to restore unconditional benefits to those with severe and enduring mental health issues receiving Employment and Support Allowance  [continue...]

Building the People’s Charter

At the 2009 LRC conference, we passed a motion from the RMT backing The People’s Charter. [continue...]

People want changed policies and changed politics, not leadership coups

A statement by two former Labour cabinet ministers circulated today, calling for a secret ballot on Gordon Brown’s leadership. [continue...]

Sarah fights for Twinings jobs

Sarah Evans organised a meeting in Andover to defend jobs at Twinings. Read about it in the Morning Star  [continue...]

Tribute to David Taylor MP

David Taylor, the Socialist Campaign Group MP, who represented the North West Leicestershire constituency since 1997 has died after suffering a heart attack. [continue...]

Who rules the country: the Government or the City?

Alistair Darling has today published his Pre-Budget Report - the last before the 2010 General Election. [continue...]

Cross-Party consensus on cuts will doom UK to more recession

Ahead of Wednesday’s (9th December 2009) Pre-Budget Report, the LRC has called for an alternative to the cross-party consensus on public sector cuts, as we know the damage that could be wrought by the cuts agenda. [continue...]

UK ‘out on a limb’ on Afghanistan, says LRC

The Prime Minister Gordon Brown has today confirmed that another 500 more troops will be sent to Afghanistan, taking the total UK deployment to 10,000.
John McDonnell MP, LRC Chair, said:
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