[35] Following this defeat Kinnock introduced a Policy Review, which many on the left thought would lead to an abandonment of the party's commitment to Clause IV, public ownership and the transformation of society. ", "CHILD BENEFIT FOR LONE PARENTS (Hansard, 10 December 1997)", "Where the Socialist Campaign Group should go next for a unified left", "A World to Win | Review | Books | Beyond New Labour", "John McDonnell withdraws from Labour leadership race in favour of Diane Abbott", "Diane Abbott makes it on to Labour leadership ballot", "Leadership MPs and MEPs | The Labour Party", "THE COLLINS REVIEW INTO LABOUR PARTY REFORM", "Corbyn sets up clash with Cameron over Europe", "Beckett: I was moron to nominate Corbyn", "Labour leadership: Jeremy Corbyn elected with huge mandate", "Did Jeremy Corbyn really give 122 speeches during the EU referendum campaign? "[16], Blair's strategist Peter Mandelson reportedly described wanting the parliamentary left to become a sealed tomb. Really?! "[12], The scale of public opposition in both polls and in the streets have been identified as one of the key causes of the end of Thatcher's premiership.[13]. The cut was brought in by Harriet Harman, Secretary of State for Social Security, who championed the cut despite the majority of people affected being women and children who were already poor. Andy Fantasy politics : A new party led by Howard Beckett(?) With Britain passing the horrific milestone of 100,000 Covid deaths this week, members of the Socialist Campaign Group have called on the Government to adopt the Zero Covid strategy that has effectively eliminated the virus in many Pacific and East Asian countries. In October, the Socialist Campaign Group produced a pamphlet called "Winning the Future", which proposed solutions to the COVID-19 crisis.[30]. Not sure what they are up to but Despite the scale of the opposition from Labour MPs and campaigners, Harman continued to implement the cuts. Build bridges with Starmer, secure their careers as Labour MPs as the real left is driven out. Tahir Ali MP Jon Trickett MP Among its planned funding streams are a levy of 1,000 per MP to be taken from their training budgets and contributions from Diane Abbott MP Today we agreed at our meeting to support our comrades in their candidature. To her credit, she footslogged like no other. [36], Neil Kinnock resigned just three days after he lost his second General Election, and tried to persuade candidates other than John Smith to stand aside so as to avoid a contest. Hopefully on the right side of history. No further words are needed. [49] It has been suggested that this practice of lending nominations to left candidate to widen the scope of debate "set a precedent" for Jeremy Corbyn's run for Leadership in 2015. Flickr photos, groups, and tags related to the "socialistcampaigngroup" Flickr tag. Apsana Begum MP John Hendy More than 80,000/pa and theyre skimming money from their training budgets (which surely is meant for training) to fund this? [58] Analysis from academics at Loughborough University found that the BBC had excluded Labour voices during the campaign and instead covered the campaign as a Conservative Party civil war.[59][60]. Cant see him here: These schools would, like academies, determine their own curriculum and ethos, appoint the governing body, control their own assets, employ their own staff and set their own admissions policy. Another complete waste of time and money. ", "The BBC's obsession with balance took Labour off-air during the referendum campaign", "Media coverage of the EU Referendum (report 5)", "Labour crisis: how the coup against Jeremy Corbyn gathered pace", "Labour MPs prepare for leadership contest after Corbyn loses confidence vote", "Corbyn re-elected as Labour leader with bigger landslide than last year", "Socialist Campaign Group has reformed for 20192024. Ive just found this on FB. It was a campaign initiated by that well known opponent of racism, the Daily Mail in an article written even . The structure and operation of the political system in the US is completely different from that in the UK. Didnt dentists use to push toothpastes full of it for years? The EHRC report published last week found Labour responsible for three breaches of the Equality Act relating to political interference in antisemitism complaints; failure to provide adequate training to those handling them; and harassment. Patrick Seyd, The Rise and Fall of the Labour Left (1987), p. 223. [38], Labour's electoral college was weighted 40% to affiliated unions, 30% to Constituency Labour Parties (CLPs) and 30% to MPs in the Parliamentary Labour Party. Tony Greenstein started this petition to Socialist Campaign Group of MPs. The party now has six weeks until December 10th to produce an action plan to the EHRC in response to the findings and recommendations. From the bore whos too ignorant to say one vote fewer! Astonishing! [36] Benn secured only 11.4% of the vote (17.2% of MPs, 19.6% of CLPs and 0.2% of affiliated unions). Issues regularly covered included: women's liberation, Black Sections, international liberation struggles, internal Labour Party democracy and elections, reports from the National Executive Committee, proposed resolutions for Labour Party Conference, socialist economic policy, disabled people's rights, Northern Ireland and the Conservative Party. The right to enjoy dignity, and a full life, in retirement in suitable accommodation, free from financial anxieties, with proper medical, and other, facilities, including personal care, necessary to make that possible. A number of MPs who did not join SCG colleagues in calling for the reinstatement of Corbyn earlier this month have signed the latest joint declaration, but some SCG members are still missing from the list. JLM national secretary Peter Mason argued in a piece for LabourList yesterday that the EHRC report was supposed to offer us some closure on antisemitism, but that it doesnt appear to be arriving anytime soon. No one can speak on behalf of the whole group on that basis We are backbenchers and frontbenchers and believe in the power of insider and outsiderstrategies in the Labour Party and will have MPs pushing both within the group. I followed her campaign. Thats a sign of a lightweight. my god the transformation into the UK version of the far right Yanky Democratic party of bullshit is complete. My pension was frozen in 2015. Days after berating the West, former shadow minister Richard Burgon, secretary of the hard Left Socialist Campaign Group . The Socialist Campaign Group of Labour MPs on the partys left wing have issued a statement calling for the reversal of the decision taken by Keir Starmer not to restore the whip to Jeremy Corbyn. Steering the right of a nominally leftwing party to the left sounds familier, Bernie Sanders with the Dumbocrats. LabourList has more readers than ever before - but we need your support. The devolved structure for selection of candidates protects them from central control, and there can be no withdrawal of the whip. Our dedicated coverage of Labour's policies and personalities, internal debates, selections and elections relies on donations from our readers. 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. All of them Fake Left absolutely sickening! However, three (3) of the five cited footnoted references [21, 23 & 24], claiming that the evidence does not support the US-funded Bashash 2017 and Green 2019 studies, were published before 2017 and thus it is absurd to use them to dismiss such important findings. Holby -I like your sense of humour. For doing precisely sod all if they so choose. that is OK by me. Ian Lavery MP What a vile individual he is ! Two minutes before the deadline Corbyn reached the threshold of 35 nominations, having been 'lent' nominations from MPs who did not support him but were persuaded to nominate him by grassroots members and Campaign Group MPs. Beth Winter MP, John Hendy The squawking one claims: The book is premised on two interdependent theses: first, that 'Corbynism' was the product of social-movement politics outside the Labour Party; second, that its decline was set in motion by its drift away from those same social movements. [33], During his time as Leader Neil Kinnock moved the Labour party to adopt centrist politics. He also made it clear that public repudiation of the group would be amply and swiftly rewarded. Can that be possible thats an issue to consider when instigating a new organisational and legal and financial structure?? 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. Flying . On the subject of Northern Ireland I have just seen Belfast Organisation [ edit] calling Boris Johnson a liar, actions involving dresscodes, taking theknee in the chamber etc. Does that feel wrong to anybody else, or is it just me? What is the point and what is this going to achieve apart from yet more theatre?. Kim Johnson MP Jeremy Corbyn, Labour MP for Islington North and for many years Campaign Group Secretary, remarked that the group was the biggest job creation scheme in the Palace of Westminster. 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? I have tried highlighting the injustice of the 550,000 British overseas pensioners who have been shafted by successive governments. Scroll to top Whittome has since posted on social media to say that she missed the meeting and added that she absolutely support the spirit of the statement signed on Wednesday evening by other SCG MPs. Temporary commission in the military as an officer , Lets see what they deliver from their wish list. JC supports us but so called Socialists are nowhere to be found. The site is provided free of charge but depends on the support of its readers to be viable. It is this latter argument that its account of the 2015-19 period is principally constructed to support. Then renaged coz Starmer threatened them. https://unitealliance.org/unite-the-union-submission-to-the-forde-inquiry/. These people are not even vaguely socialist. If anything. Which we duly did! While Corbyn was party leader, from 2015 to 2019, Socialist Campaign Group activity reduced as many members joined the shadow cabinet. Socialist Campaign Group of Labour MPs Rally, How To Intervene in Police and State Power with Copwatch Network, Left Book Club x TWT: Socialism and Literature, With Yara Rodrigues Fowler, Wendy Liu, Elif Sarican. Speaking as a grass-roots socialist and trade unionist : Mick Whitley MP Spaffing money up the wall too late comrades that boat has sailed Do you remember when she made her base dance, after voting for a bill furthering their exploration. Co-Chair of the Socialist Campaign Group of Labour MPs. Richard Burgon is the Labour Party MP for Leeds East and member of the Socialist Campaign Group. But among the Socialist Campaign Group of MPs, many alleged the party was no longer able be the broad church that it was under other successful Labour leaders such as Clement Attlee and. Our preference is likely for a new legal structure if Lloyd is able to administer but wed likeopinions on this. 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]. History is with the science. [52] Ed Miliband went on to win the leadership election. Katy Clark And all they have is their heads but they say We wont nut you as a tiny minority we will try to persuade you hmm. 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.". Some activists have been campaigning for this to end for over 20 years. preparing the ground for a breakaway party (otherwise why the staff and funding?) the beginning of PMQ. Enter your email address to receive notifications of new posts by email. for hiding their real motives. A distraction (give the impression something might change and get people waste time, energy and money into something going nowhere)? People Before Profit Not forgetting the ubiquitous, thank you for your service, mantra. [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. Is that a genuine hope of just a way to have a dig at the SCG? Before their eyes Corbyn is once again humiliated without even a discussion and NOTHING! If you care share. [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. The following members resigned their membership of the Campaign Group in 1985 in a show of support for Neil Kinnock's reforms:[79], The following members resigned their membership of the Campaign Group in 1988 in protest at Tony Benn's decision to challenge Neil Kinnock for the Labour leadership that year:[80]. The current members are listed on the Campaign Group's[78] Twitter account as: The following died while still serving in Parliament: These members left Parliament voluntarily, either to retire or for new opportunities elsewhere: These members left the Commons following the abolition of their constituencies as a result of redrawing of boundaries: These members lost their seats in general elections: The following members were expelled from the Labour Party: The following members were deselected by their Constituency Labour Parties: In 2005, Brian Sedgemore resigned the Labour Party whip and defected to the Liberal Democrats.