[48] Abbott secured the necessary 33 nominations after being 'lent' nominations from a number of MPs who were not supporting her campaign but wanted to ensure that the contest was not exclusively white and male. Borax is used allot in blacksmithing as well to help forge welding or joining 2 bits of usually steel especially in Damacus or pattern weald steel for knives and other sharp stabby stuff to stop oxygen messing up the weald. Mobilise the energy of the multi-generational, multi-racial, class-based movement - brought into the Labour Party by Jeremy Corbyn's socialist leadership - to effect real political change and achieve socialism in our lifetime. It could also be, that she is a democrat too and finds difficult to breath in the stench of fascism that the Labour leadership is producing right now. On Monday evening, MPs from the Socialist Campaign Group (SCG) issued a statement through Twitter denouncing the government's coronavirus policy as "class war.". MPs using their training budget (Im not sure if thats from party funds or part of their parliamentary expenses) to fund this seems cheeky. Speaking as a grass-roots socialist and trade unionist : The Centre-Left was an elitist alliance between parliamentary supporters of former Labor leader Bill Hayden (who had resigned in favor of Bob Hawke) and smaller state party officials who feared the move away from equal state representation at National Conferences would lead to a loss of influence. I think that the most worrying thing about this initiative is lack of understanding displayed by the signatories as to the nature of the Starmer-Evans leadership. And the group sees its identity as new left, presumably to separate itself from the old left of union activism and a focus on the working class: Who are we? A group of 11 new left MPs and an MSP. In order to be part of the organising space for decision making in phase one you mustagree to the principles above and make a monetary contribution towards its organisation. Labour Party news: Left-wing MPs discuss radical plan to break up party However, they did not respond when asked to confirm explicitly to confirm that this meant there was no intention ever to leave the SCG and to clarify who would be considered qualified to join, there was no response. The vote was called in November after Costas hard-left former Communist and Left Bloc allies joined the right in striking down his minority governments budget. These people are not even vaguely socialist. I cant help but feel that first year operating costs of 133,000 could be better spent in the fight for socialism. All of them Fake Left absolutely sickening! Socialist Campaign Group Page - John McDonnell MP 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. [56], On 12 September 2015 Corbyn was elected Leader of the Labour Party in a landslide victory, with 59.5% of first-preference votes. Ian Byrne MP Co-Chair of the Socialist Campaign Group of Labour MPs. Trying to save their own necks more like. Blair ally Patricia Hewitt was alleged to have described the rebellion as a "conspiracy organised by the Socialist Campaign Group"[20]. Now Skwawkbox can reveal the names of the Labour figures it understands have agreed to form up to the new group and its requirements. We are pushing the Labour leadership to do better on its economic approach . Its the electoral equivalent of a drunk looking in the light of a street lamp, for something lost in the dark across the road. 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. Corbyn had issued a response to the EHRC report into antisemitism within the Labour Party, in which he argued the scale of the [antisemitism] problem was also dramatically overstated for political reasons by our opponents. Kudos for that. The right to useful and satisfying work, balanced with leisure, to meet the needs of society. The devolved structure for selection of candidates protects them from central control, and there can be no withdrawal of the whip. Dan Carden MP a fair report? Kate Osborne MP 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. Nadia Whittome MP ffs. Absolutely pathetic from a bunch of cowards. Labour Buzz - "A caucus of 'eleven new left Labour MPs and | Facebook If you wish to republish this post for non-commercial use, you are welcome to do so seeherefor more. Despite beating both Andy Burnham and Ed Balls in total number of first preference votes cast (35,259 individual first preferences for Abbott compared to 28,772 for Burnham and 34,489 for Balls),[51] Abbott was eliminated in the first round of voting, as she received fewer votes from MPs. Is not Starmer doing both with HQ staff? preparing the ground for a breakaway party (otherwise why the staff and funding?) Copyright 2020 The Socialist Campaign Group of Labour MPs. It was formed in December 1982 following the 1981 Labour Party deputy leadership election when a number of soft left MPs, led by Neil Kinnock, refused to back Tony Benn's campaign, leading a number of left-wing Benn-supporting MPs to split from the Tribune Group to form the Socialist Campaign Group.[1]. True enough. These Rebel MPs Are Planning a War with Labour Austerity Jeremy Corbyn, John McDonnell and their socialist mates won't let a Labour government implement more austerity. Days after berating the West, former shadow minister Richard Burgon, secretary of the hard Left Socialist Campaign Group . Never acknowledged by a single Socialist MP on Twitter. The right of everyone to receive an income sufficient to maintain a decent standard of living. Party Governance structure which has been We all know what they must do, a new party and fuck this neoliberal shitshow Labour party. Can I ask you why you think hes a Socialist? Despite the scale of the opposition from Labour MPs and campaigners, Harman continued to implement the cuts. Everything changed in 2015. Hes intendng to recite his TenPledges again with his fingers crossed behind his back. [28][29] It supported Rebecca Long-Bailey for Leader and Richard Burgon for Deputy Leader in the 2020 Labour Party leadership election, which was won by Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner, respectively. In January 2020, the Socialist Campaign Group was reformed. [17], Alan Simpson, a member of the Campaign Group during the New Labour years, described it as "the only bolt-hole of real political thought that I found throughout my parliamentary years they were the MPs you would always find on picket lines, at trade union and social movement rallies, on anti-war marches and at the forefront of campaigns to restore rather than exploit the planet. [2], Both John McDonnell, then Chair of the Campaign Group, and Michael Meacher, a member of the Campaign Group, sought nominations to run against Gordon Brown. Id like to be able to be a community-member of this new group, but not need to rejoin Labou to be so. Derek James reports on the split in the Socialist Campaign Group and the prospects for the 'insider' strategy. Zarah Sultana MP 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. I had wrestled with this decision for 13 months. From the bore whos too ignorant to say one vote fewer! In May that year, largely thanks to Unite's new political strategy, a small group of young socialist MPs, including Clive Lewis, Richard Burgon, and Rebecca Long-Bailey, were elected, countering the trend of an ageing and diminishing Parliamentary left. To raise one glaring error in the section: Evidence of potential harm, the Policy Papers authors state: There have also been some more recent studies reporting associations between exposure to fluoride and adverse developmental neurological effects[. 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. [53] The Blairite wing of the Labour Party (including Blair himself) celebrated this reform, believing that the changes would mean that "the next Labour leader will be a Blairite". LOL. strategic use of parliamentaryspeeches and questions clipped for social media, coordination around Private MembersBills and amendments to Bills, media interventions around select committeeappearances etc Playing with Parliamentary conventions to capture media attention and generate debatein Westminster i.e. Left The party now has six weeks until December 10th to produce an action plan to the EHRC in response to the findings and recommendations. They have cut off the arms of the Left Labour MPs. Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP The Socialist Campaign Group, also known as the Campaign Group, officially Socialist Campaign Group of Labour MPs is a left-wing , democratic socialist grouping of Labour Party Members of Parliament in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. By George Eaton LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 14: John McDonnell MP addresses striking workers at a rally near at Heathrow Airport on December 14, 2020 in London, England. Abbott secured the first-preference votes of 7 MPs: Diane Abbott, Katy Clark, Jeremy Corbyn, Kelvin Hopkins, John McDonnell, Linda Riordan and Mike Wood. If you wish to receive more information, fill in the form below. One less vote..Where have we heard that before? It is understood that others were invited to join the group, including Paula Barker, Beth Winter, Nav Mishra and Rachel Hopkins, but ultimately they did not become members and are not currently involved. 1981 Labour Party deputy leadership election, 200,000 strong anti-Poll Tax demonstration, 1983 Labour Party leadership election (UK), 1988 Labour Party leadership election (UK), 2007 Labour Party leadership election (UK), 2010 Labour Party leadership election (UK), 2015 Labour Party leadership election (UK), 2016 Labour Party leadership election (UK), 2020 Labour Party leadership election (UK), "The Tax That Helped Destroy Margaret Thatcher", "The Poll Tax: The battle that brought down Thatcher", "The wilderness years: how Labour's left survived to conquer", "Blair's Coup d'Etat or Why the PLP is so right wing", "Lone parents' benefit cut: What makes Harriet Harman tick? 18 Socialist Campaign Group MPs in parliament have signed a statement declaring that they oppose the suspension of Jeremy Corbyn and calling for the disciplinary action to be quickly reversed. The group also plans tactics such as parliamentary actions and stunts including: Using conventional Parliamentary tactics better i.e. [52] Ed Miliband went on to win the leadership election. 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]. Jeremy Corbyn will be turning up for the fifty years commemoration since thirteen civilians were murdered by Crown forces on the streets of Derry.Fifty years and still no justice for the murders of innocent civilians.Jeremy Corbyn has always been in the right place at the right time to support the victims of British Occupation of partitioned Ireland.God bless him and all peacemakers. It doesnt matter. If you care share. The right to expect that any government in power will work for peace and justice, and will not provoke international conflict or hostility or divert resources from essential purposes to build up the weapons of mass destruction. Get your popcorn in. Socialist Campaign Group on Twitter SKWAWKBOX needs your help. [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. News, politics, insights, inside information from the left. Will Starmer move against the Socialist Campaign Group? [25], 14 Campaign Group MPs, working with other Labour backbenchers, sought to block the plans by proposing an alternative plan for education. [54] Margaret Beckett was one of those who nominated Corbyn despite disagreeing with him, and later described herself as a "moron" for doing so. Before 2017, the Campaign Group was only open to backbench MPs; this was reformed to allow all Members of Parliament to be members. The two far left parties paid the price, losing more than a half of their seats, according to exit polls. https://endfrozenpensions.org/ Why would you follow AOC FGS? [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]. Really interesting, thank you Joseph. Hes the proverbial waste of space as leader of Labour. TWT22 // Socialist Campaign Group of Labour MPs Rally [9], Tony Blair enthusiastically carried on Kinnock's attempts to "delegitimise the left". 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. A caucus of eleven new left Labour MPs and an MSP from the Socialist Campaign Group (SCG) of left-wing Labour MPs have agreed to set up a separate group with its own funding, priorities and at least one staff member. for hiding their real motives. Kay Clark Paula Barker MP All candidates in the Labour leadership election earlier this year pledged to implement an independent process, and this is a compulsory move following the publication of the final EHRC report on Labour antisemitism. I dont think we have a bunch of careerists here. Devoid of political heavyweights like Right Wing Labour, irrelevant. socialistcampaigngroup photos on Flickr | Flickr Corbyn-supporting MPs discussed quitting Labour, Ian Lavery says Who are the HNW donors who are funding this new socialist grouping. [2] The Campaign Group maintains close links with Momentum. The SCG statement describing the reinstatement of Corbyn as correct and the continued suspension of the party whip as wrong and damaging has 32 signatories, including 27 Labour MPs plus Claudia Webbe. Ian Mearns MP Clive Lewis MP Socialist Campaign Group (@socialistcampaigngroup) on TikTok | Socialist Campaign Group of Labour MPs.Watch the latest video from Socialist Campaign Group (@socialistcampaigngroup). is suspicious. The squawking one claims: Thanks for your solidarity so SKWAWKBOX can keep doing its job. The structure and operation of the political system in the US is completely different from that in the UK. Sorry comrades to be so harsh but with the climate crisis, the cost of living crisis, Right Wing Tory Authoritarianism and War mongering we dont have the time for Left Wing Labour to turn things around or the Lefts CUSTERS LAST STAND! 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? There must have been terabytes of digital files landing in Fordes Starmer is not for turning, so what do they have in their armoury to force him too? The right to equality of treatment under just laws, free from all discrimination based upon class, sex, race, life-style or beliefs. The latest manufactured 'outrage' of the Board of Deputies and the Jewish Leadership Council concerns Labour MPs Bell Ribeiro-Addy and Diane Abbott. [43], No Campaign Group MPs backed Tony Blair, who went on to win the contest. LGBT+ Labour - Wikipedia Since theyve mostly BEEN members of the SCG, who have gone very quiet since Starmer, I wouldnt get your hopes up. Starmer announced on Wednesday morning that he would not restore the party whip, however, due he said to Corbyns response to the Equality and Human Rights Commission report on Labour antisemitism. Socialist Campaign Group MPs. Like all, her voting actions show her true colours. Seems to be a gang of soft left MPs going through very expensive PR exercise for themselves. The MPs wrote: The Equality and Human Rights Commision report ought to have been an important moment for the Labour Party to reflect and move forward together in battle against antisemitism. Socialist Campaign Group MPs - including Jeremy Corbyn, John McDonnell and Dan Carden - have spoken at a rally in Liverpool at which an elected local councillor was filmed joining in with a chant from the crowd of "From the river to sea - Palestine will be free.". Patrick Seyd, The Rise and Fall of the Labour Left (1987), p. 223. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, or: How the 1980s Soft Left is Making a [50], Corbyn outlined an anti-austerity domestic agenda and an international agenda opposed to military intervention. Uncategorized | Tendance Coatesy | Page 6 and I dont think they have the political bottle to take on the Labour Right and the rich and powerful, with the advocacy of left wing policies and actions. 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. to get rid of Starmer I would not blame them for hiding their They have cut off their legs. Jeremy Corbyn is the MP for Islington North and former leader of the Labour Party. Those who have opted not to sign the new statement include shadow cabinet members Andy McDonald and Marsha de Cordova, and Labour frontbenchers Sam Tarry, Imran Hussain and Rachael Maskell. Steering the right of a nominally leftwing party to the left sounds familier, Bernie Sanders with the Dumbocrats. Its up to us the people on the ground whod rather not give-up on the despicable and often authoritarian (show me your papers) Labour party. Grahame Morris MP 13 May 2020. 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. Didnt dentists use to push toothpastes full of it for years? Paul Smith the science and The Science (that supports the shamful, harmful and pathogenically dangerous Covid Narrative) are two very different things. Which we duly did! Promise to clean out the stables from top to bottom, no one is above the law we are truly all in it together and as Socialists we will never leave anyone behind. Thanks plain citizen I always appreciate the gesture of a little bit of the personal lives of our posters and also the info posted and thats why I dont hide myself although I know it can be used against us.in the future.My future is limited but I think its sometimes worth taking the risk of developing a picture with personal information although boring everyone is never the intention even if it does. Open Letter To The Socialist Campaign Group May 14, 2021 by Chelley Ryan Dear Socialist Campaign Group, A few days ago I made the gut wrenching decision to resign my membership of the Labour Party after 11 years. Although the Campaign Group did not require members to adhere to a particular set of policies, the group did occasionally set out statements of principle. [36], Following this election the party rules were changed to quadruple the number of MPs required to nominate a candidate to launch a leadership challenge from 5% to 20% (lowered in 1993 to 12.5% for elections where the incumbent had resigned). real motives. The following members resigned their membership of the Campaign Group at various points in time when they became front bench spokespersons or members of the government, which was seen as incompatible with membership of the Campaign Group until 2017: The following members resigned their membership of the Campaign Group for other reasons: On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Get the blasters out and dance workers, dance. The right to a good home for all in which to live, bring up children and care for all dependents. [68][69] Both were defeated by Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner respectively.[70]. Today we agreed at our meeting to support our comrades in their candidature. [7], Neil Kinnock was hostile to the Campaign Group. Signed (32 names) The way to operate in the UK is for them to be active in extra-parliamentary campaigns and the trade union movement. my god the transformation into the UK version of the far right Yanky Democratic party of bullshit is complete. A Labour spokesperson subsequently announced that Corbyn had been suspended, and the Parliamentary Labour Party whip removed from the Labour MP, in light of his comments made today and his failure to retract them. [23], The Coalition organised what is widely thought to be the largest demonstration in British history, when on 15 February 2003, over a million people[24] marched against the War in Iraq. John McDonnell MP Jim.I think it means not sacking the servants and cutting their wages instead.so very new age neo liberal alliance. Then renaged coz Starmer threatened them. Just reading a cracking book, Why We Cant Afford The Rich by Andrew Sayer. Of those involved in the new group, only one appears to have publicly expressed support for Jeremy Corbyn though that one was after the result of the Labour NECs vote on whether to reinstate Corbyn to the Labour benches was already known. One member of the group, when approached by Skwawkbox for comment, denied that the new group represented a split from the SCG. [31][32], Tony Benn could not stand because he was not currently in Parliament at the time, having just lost his seat. Earlier this week, Skwawkbox exclusively revealed that a group of 'eleven new left Labour MPs and an MSP' from the Socialist Campaign Group (SCG) of left MPs have set up a separate group, which they hope to fund from contributions from high net-worth donors and by donating money from their own parliamentary training budgets.. Now Skwawkbox can reveal the names of the Labour figures it . Beth Winter MP, By clicking subscribe you confirm you have read and agree to our privacy policy. John McDonnell is the MP for Hayes and Harlington, and former Shadow Chancellor. A younf Socialist female bame leader would be the lightening rod for progressives across the country Instead, we now face chaos and division.. [9] Members of the Socialist Campaign Group also led a "direct action protest" in the House of Commons by refusing to sit down in order to force a debate on the strike.