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Campaigning for Jeremy and Fighting the Tories

11th June 2015

Campaigning for Jeremy and Fighting the Tories

Jeremy for Leader
A big push is needed to try and get Jeremy Corbyn on the ballot paper for the Labour Party leadership. Unfortunately, the MPs are the “gatekeepers” for the election, and 35 of them are needed to nominate them before Party members and supporters get a say.
Everybody possible needs to approach Labour MPs to nominate Jeremy. Not just your own, but others, especially those supported by your union. Get others to do the same.
MPs should be approached not just when they might be sympathetic to Jeremy’s politics, but also – even when they are not – on democratic grounds. Social media shows there is a lot of support for Jeremy amongst Party members and supporters, and it would be wrong of MPs to block their ability to show this. Even MPs who have previously expressed support for other candidates are entitled to change their minds, especially if the other candidate is already over the threshold of 35.
More information on the Jeremy Corbyn for Labour Leader Facebook page here including a model letter to MPs.
Post-election debate
Whether or not Jeremy Corbyn gets on the ballot paper for Labour leader, there is an enormous debate to be had throughout the movement as to the lessons to be learned from Labour’s election defeat. The Radical Labour website here has many useful comments. In many areas labour movement meetings are being organised to have this discussion in which all Party and union members can have their say.

We can’t wait 5 years!
One of the many things to say post-election is that we need a fightback now against the attacks that this Tory government is planning, whether it be on the NHS, welfare state, union rights, migrant rights and much else. The LRC encourages supporters not only to be part of that fightback, but to raise in the movement the need to take this up. That means Labour Parties going well beyond electoral politics to being part of and encouraging that movement.
An important event to mark the willingness to resist these attacks is the June 20th demonstration called by the People’s Assembly, here.

This is shaping up to be a very big event, and LRC supporters are encouraged to help build it. It is particularly important to get labour movement banners along. The LRc has signed up to support the `Labour Assembly against Austerity’ contingent and urges people to bring Labour Party banners and join that. The LRC banner will be there, so look out for us to help with leaflet distribution.

Background

By Ian Hodson It’s great news that a mainstream political party has recognised the importance of taking positive action to raise pay. Since 2008, politicians from all parties along with many in the media, have pushed the narrative that society will somehow improve by imposing austerity and blaming minority groups for the state of the country’s finances. Sadly, many have fallen for this deception and the ‘look over there’ politics that has rose to prominence since the Conservatives returned to power in 2010. [continue...]

Folkestone United – coming together to support migrants Bridget Chapman, Folkestone United, reports [continue...]

No Witch-Hunts In The GMB, Reinstate Keith Henderson (The Online Petition) Keith Henderson Essex LRC member and former Regional Organiser of the GMB Union was dismissed from the GMB last December, Keith has always believed that the real reason for his dismissal was because of his socialist beliefs and the manifestation of his beliefs. [continue...]

Please see our Labour Briefing Website here: LabourBriefing.org [continue...]

The LRC is supporting a broad alliance of campaign groups and trade unions against the proposals in the Welfare Reform Bill (currently before Parliament) and putting forward our alternative based on social justice and welfare for all. [continue...]

Across the country working people are losing their jobs and their homes. Meanwhile the bankers who plunged us into this crisis have been bailed out with billions of pounds of our money. It’s time to fight back. Their Crisis Not Ours! is the LRC’s campaign to bring together workers, pensioners, the unemployed, students, those facing repossession and all those suffering because of an economic crisis that has been imposed on us. The campaign is supporting the demands of the People’s Charter. [continue...]

Rail bosses are using the recession as an excuse to attack jobs and conditions and cut back on services and essential rail works, and hike rail fares - as LEAP research suggested they would. Thousands of jobs are being threatened or have been lost. At the same time rail fat cats are raking in big profits and bonuses on the back of the most expensive fares in Europe. Make no mistake: as the recession worsens so will the attack on rail workers and rail services. [continue...]

The campaign calling on the Government to abandon its plans for privatisation of Royal Mail. The Government has introduced the Postal Services Bill to part-privatise the Royal Mail. With our affiliate union CWU we are fighting to Keep the Post Public! [continue...]

The campaign to demand the Government funds improvements to all existing council housing, and to start building first class council homes to address housing need. For more information see Defend Council Housing website. [continue...]