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Left Platform post-election

2nd April 2015

Left Platform

Tuesday 12th of May 2015, 6pm – 9pm
Venue to be confirmed
REGISTER TO ATTEND THE POST-ELECTION LEFT PLATFORM MEETING BY FOLLOWING THIS LINK.

Last month I hosted a roundtable discussion bringing together left MP’s, Left MP’s, PPC’s, Trade Unions, Labour Left Rank and File Groups and many progressive social movement organisations.

The purpose was to discuss the key political issues and policy terms that we will be campaigning for Labour to adopt in Government and as the bottom lines in any coalition negotiations if Labour goes down that road.

I have enclosed a brief note on the main themes of the Left Platform discussion and policy areas that we covered. I hope that this will assist in your local campaigning and discussion on Labour’s strategy post May 7th. PDF Here

The Left Platform will reconvene on Tuesday the 12th May at 6.30pm. Venue will be confirmed soon.
I hope that you will be able to come along.
I wish you every success in your election campaign.

Best wishes,

John

McDonnell

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...]