Why would you follow AOC FGS? 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. It is not for moving. In the days following the referendum a number of Corbyn's critics resigned from the Shadow Cabinet and the parliamentary party passed a vote of no confidence in Corbyn by 172 votes against to 40 for. The site is provided free of charge but depends on the support of its readers to be viable. Copyright 2020 The Socialist Campaign Group of Labour MPs. Fingers crossed ..like many I would like to see the I have tried highlighting the injustice of the 550,000 British overseas pensioners who have been shafted by successive governments. 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. The SCG statement comes as Keir Starmer heard warnings at a meeting with Jewish community groups on Wednesday that the actions of leading figures on the left and within the trade union movement risked hindering his attempt to win back trust. News, politics, insights, inside information from the left. It is the funding model that makes me most uncomfortable. Hes intendng to recite his TenPledges again with his fingers crossed behind his back. 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. Distasteful might have been better. 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? [63] Corbyn promoted a number of Campaign Group MPs to fill his Shadow Cabinet including Richard Burgon, Rebecca Long-Bailey, Grahame Morris and Clive Lewis, and with their support along with that of other left wing MPs and the mobilisation of members by Momentum Corbyn refused to resign. "Campaign Group" redirects here. Several MPs and groups within the Labour Party, as well as trade union Unite leader Len McCluskey, have since argued that the suspension is wrong, and called on the Labour leader to reverse the disciplinary action. Thanks for reminding us why this new group needs our active support. At a meeting of the Socialist Campaign Group on 3 June it was decided that, with McDonnell and Abbott both ruling themselves out after having stood previously, Jeremy Corbyn should be the left's candidate for leader. All point in the same direction infant IQ loss (or increased ADHD symptoms) associated with fluoride exposure at the doses experienced in artificially fluoridated communities. [52] Ed Miliband went on to win the leadership election. The Board of Deputies of British Jews president Marie van der Zyl welcomed Starmers withholding of the Labour whip from Corbyn and described the move as an appropriate leadership decision. Fake left remainers. [68][69] Both were defeated by Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner respectively.[70]. the beginning of PMQ. I cant help but feel that first year operating costs of 133,000 could be better spent in the fight for socialism. Christine Blower Peace and Justice Joseph. [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. Our preference is likely for a new legal structure if Lloyd is able to administer but wed likeopinions on this. However, the evidence does not support this and various authoritative expert evaluations from different international organisations all agree that there is no convincing evidence that fluoride in drinking water at levels used in fluoridation schemes or at concentrations below the regulatory drinking water limit is harmful to general health.. Totally off subject but thought I whould throw that in there as I have messed around in this field for many years now and vertebral every smith that uses it has to mask up because its not pleasant stuff. Zarah Sultana MP [36] At a meeting of the Campaign Group following this election defeat, it was agreed that Tony Benn should stand against Kinnock in a leadership election, although Benn himself was reluctant to run. Get the blasters out and dance workers, dance. I couldnt agree more. SCG MPs who did not sign the statement released on Wednesday: Paula Barker; Olivia Blake; Dan Carden; Marsha de Cordova; Rachel Hopkins; Imran Hussain; Kim Johnson; Lewis; Rachael Maskell; Andy McDonald; Nav Mishra; Charlotte Nichols; Kate Osamor; Lloyd Russell Moyle; Sam Tarry; and Whittome. 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. for hiding their real motives. mis- used by Starmer to suppress democracy. Ian Lavery MP my god the transformation into the UK version of the far right Yanky Democratic party of bullshit is complete. The planned tax became known as the poll tax and was thought by many to be intended to save the rich money and move the expenses onto the poor. [39] Rules introduced following Tony Benn's 1988 leadership challenge meant that candidates would have to secure nominations from 55 MPs to make it onto the ballot paper. Rebecca Long-Bailey MP Flying . On the subject of Northern Ireland I have just seen Belfast Can I ask you why you think hes a Socialist? I wont give up. ffs. Why dont you rename your self as the liberal box? Off topic.. Not only do the PTB want to slowly poisonous all, but they are using falsehoods to do so: The following clips from a letter sent to Boris Johnson by two scientists regarding the Governments intention to fluoridate the water supply are self-explanatory: Further to our letter dated 5th September 2021, we have not yet received any acknowledgement of its receipt or any reply from your office despite it being sent by recorded delivery. [6], An advertisement in Tribune (24 April 1983) gave the membership of the Campaign Group as: Norman Atkinson, Tony Benn, Ron Brown, Dennis Canavan, Bob Cryer, Don Dixon, Martin Flannery, Stuart Holland, Bob Litherland, Joan Maynard, Willie McKelvey, Andy McMahon, Bob McTaggart, Michael Meacher, Bob Parry, Reg Race, Allan Roberts, Ernie Roberts, Dennis Skinner, and John Tilley. The right to mass media which provides accurate news, free from bias or distortion, and a diversity of views. Although Blair was able to win these votes with the support of Conservative MPs, 139 Labour MPs voted against his plans for war, one of the largest rebellions ever seen in the Commons. 13 May 2020. [34] In the 1987 General Election Margaret Thatcher's Conservatives won a landslide victory and were nearly 12% ahead of Labour in the popular vote. Len McCluskey, leader of the Unite union, Labour's biggest financial donor, also rolled back from his more combative tone from Thursday, saying it was "a sensitive time" and people should remain. The Socialist Campaign Group of Labour MPs has released a statement defending Ken Loach as a "fierce opponent of discrimination", urging the party to reinstate the filmmaker. Richard Burgon MP Peter Barberis, John McHugh and Mike Tyldesley. After all there is already a report being prepared. Eleven Labour MPs and Jeremy Corbyn backed a Stop the War campaign . Combat medals without taking part, Tory Rory here in the UK is similar. [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. Better to have them outside the tent pissing in. [21], The Stop the War Coalition was founded in the weeks following 9/11, when George W. Bush announced the "War on terror", and has since campaigned to oppose and end the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya and elsewhere. Beckett's campaign was supported due to her position that Tory anti-union laws should be repealed and that anti-union changes to the party constitution should stop. Katy Clark 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. The Neo-Liberal Labour Right are in complete control. My grandfather was apprenticed to be a plumber before he joined the colours and went off to the Somme. Also not on the list was Clive Lewis MP, who last week appeared to agree with journalist Rachel Shabi that Corbyns comments were ill-advised, to put it mildly and that it is beyond frustrating to see Labour yet again descend into factionalism over this [antisemitism] issue and thus torpedo the EHRC report. For 54 years Gaza, the West Bank, including East Jerusalem have been illegally occupied by Israel. A group of radical left-wing MPs are gathering together to discuss a plot to strip Sir Keir Starmer of his leadership power. This reduced the previous weighting in favour of MPs and Trade Unions. Its the electoral equivalent of a drunk looking in the light of a street lamp, for something lost in the dark across the road. Not forgetting the ubiquitous, thank you for your service, mantra. Yes, Starmers turning up to commemorate the 13 citizens murdered by the British Estalishment. All the previous criticisms of the 60 or so prior cross-sectional studies, showing lowered IQ associated with fluoride, were addressed in the Bashash 2017 study. Kate Osborne MP Richard Burgon MP Didnt dentists use to push toothpastes full of it for years? Well Ill give this group time. So glad I am not a member or someone daft enough to be sucked in my these tossers #WeNeedANewParty. Apsana Begum MP [36] The scale of this defeat was a surprise to Benn, in particular the decline in support from CLPs since the 1983 election, and strengthened Kinnock's position, which he used to take the party further towards centrism. Thanks for your solidarity so SKWAWKBOX can keep doing its job. Holby -I like your sense of humour. To support the SKWAWKBOX and raise awareness of the independent Left media, visit our store for T-shirts, hoodies and more. Does he fight injustice? If you wish to republish this post for non-commercial use, you are welcome to do so seeherefor more. 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. He also made it clear that public repudiation of the group would be amply and swiftly rewarded. [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]. Abbott secured the first-preference votes of 7 MPs: Diane Abbott, Katy Clark, Jeremy Corbyn, Kelvin Hopkins, John McDonnell, Linda Riordan and Mike Wood. On Monday evening, MPs from the Socialist Campaign Group (SCG) issued a statement through Twitter denouncing the government's coronavirus policy as "class war.". Steering the right of a nominally leftwing party to the left sounds familier, Bernie Sanders with the Dumbocrats. One can only hope that this new group proves to be more effective than the SCG. Another day, another initiative on the Labour left. Apsana Begum MP Hmmmmm. Since then, three (3) more similarly robust US Government funded studies (Bashash, 2018, Green, 2019 and Till 2020) have been published. We all know what they must do, a new party and fuck this neoliberal shitshow Labour party. Mr Loach announced his exclusion from the party through Twitter on Saturday. 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[9], In 2005, Blair's government announced plans to encourage every school to become an independent self-governing trust. Momentum accused Starmer of making it up as he goes along while being farcical and incompetent, with the co-chair Andrew Scattergood saying: They cant remove the whip from our movement.. Spaffing money up the wall too late comrades that boat has sailed The way to operate in the UK is for them to be active in extra-parliamentary campaigns and the trade union movement. Everything changed in 2015. Not sure what they are up to but 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. This new initiative does not smell good to me. I followed her campaign. real motives. If youd like to help it keep revealing the news as it is and not what the Establishment wants you to hear and can afford to without hardship pleaseclick hereto arrange a one-off or modest monthly donation via PayPal orhereto set up a monthly donation via GoCardless (SKWAWKBOX will contact you to confirm the GoCardless amount). 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. The statement referred to the views of the leaders of seven trade unions, in which the heads of the Labour-affiliated organisations expressed serious concerns about the manner of and rationale for suspension of the former party leader. This new organising space for left MPs should in the first instance focus on innovating with newparliamentary tactics and media interventions to push issues like the Green New Deal in the runup to COP26 and off the back of it. "[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]. who set such a brilliant example of pretending to be one thing Where do they stand on the dangerous, fake pandemic? It would be accurate, at least. Former Shadow Home Secretary. 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. All the rest capitulated to Starmer. a new structure and I wouldnt blame anyone Mary Foy MP Gabbard is another one. Today we agreed at our meeting to support our comrades in their candidature. Paul Smith the science and The Science (that supports the shamful, harmful and pathogenically dangerous Covid Narrative) are two very different things. The group also plans tactics such as parliamentary actions and stunts including: Using conventional Parliamentary tactics better i.e. They will not rest until the Labour Party has been purged of all traces of socialism. John McDonnell MP In October, the Socialist Campaign Group produced a pamphlet called "Winning the Future", which proposed solutions to the COVID-19 crisis.[30]. Ian Byrne MP IT problems? Days after berating the West, former shadow minister Richard Burgon, secretary of the hard Left Socialist Campaign Group . Co-Chair of the Socialist Campaign Group of Labour MPs. Kim Johnson MP However, this was the largest rebellion a Labour government had ever suffered at the third reading of a Bill.[25]. Tony Benn's decision to challenge Denis Healey for the Deputy Leadership of the Labour Party in 1981 was heavily criticised by Labour's leader, Michael Foot,[3] who had long been associated with the Labour left and Tribune Group. Talks a good game. The latest manufactured 'outrage' of the Board of Deputies and the Jewish Leadership Council concerns Labour MPs Bell Ribeiro-Addy and Diane Abbott. LISBON, Jan 30 (Reuters) Defying all odds, Portugals centre-left Socialists won an outright parliamentary majority in Sundays snap general election, securing a strong new mandate for Prime Minister Antonio Costa, a champion of balanced public accounts. [75], A website of the same name, providing electronic versions of some of the articles in the printed edition and lists of Campaign Group MPs, was run from 1999[76] to 2010.[77]. Stark I dont know if it is wrong or not .. it could Ian Lavery MP Socialist Campaign Group (@socialistcampaigngroup) on TikTok | Socialist Campaign Group of Labour MPs.Watch the latest video from Socialist Campaign Group (@socialistcampaigngroup). Thanks. Kay Clark 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. Claiming there is widespread "anger and. The squawking one claims: These people are not even vaguely socialist. Is this: Since theyve mostly BEEN members of the SCG, who have gone very quiet since Starmer, I wouldnt get your hopes up. Hope Im not proved wrong. If the money comes from themselves and from inside the Labour Party Astonishing! 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. 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. Dan Carden MP While Corbyn was party leader, from 2015 to 2019, Socialist Campaign Group activity reduced as many members joined the shadow cabinet. Tribune Group member and future Labour leader Neil Kinnock led a number of Labour MPs to support John Silkin in the deputy leadership election and abstain in the run-off between Healey and Benn. Speaking as a grass-roots socialist and trade unionist : Labour historians have identified the campaign against the Poll Tax as a "huge victory" for the Labour left who campaigned in alliance with the extra-parliamentary socialist left "against one of the most reactionary pieces of legislation dreamt up in the modern age". [54] Margaret Beckett was one of those who nominated Corbyn despite disagreeing with him, and later described herself as a "moron" for doing so. 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. 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]. Ive warned about this for decades, ever since Blair let his idea out during the 9 Perhaps they could be allowed into a New Left Wing Democratic Socialist Party after a rigorous interview but hey guys its 39k! But while the vast majority are struggling to get by, its boom time for the privileged few who are getting ever richer and the corporations raking in record profits. My pension was frozen in 2015. Christine Blower One member of the group told Skwawkbox that setting it up did not constitute a split of the the existing left MPs group, but did not respond when asked to confirm that this meant there was no intention to leave the SCG. Absolutely pathetic from a bunch of cowards. They are only copying their leader after all Fluoride is used in the corrosive etching process. [57], During the 2016 referendum Corbyn led Labour in campaigning to remain. The Socialist Campaign Group of Labour MPs on the party's 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. Two of our members @RLong_Bailey & @RichardBurgon are running for Leader and Deputy Leader respectively of @UKLabour. [40] This ensured that Gould received enough nominations to ensure a contest between him and Smith, and that Ken Livingstone and Bernie Grant were kept off the ballot.