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Tories’ Tax Plans Wreckage

Tories’ Tax Plans Wreckage By Mick Brooks With the humiliating U-turn on National Insurance Contributions the Tories’ tax plans are in ruins. With luck their undeserved reputation for economic competence will also be shredded. [continue...]

Better off with Labour: -  McDonnell’s Alternative to the Tory Budget

By Matt Willgress Next week at the Spring Budget the Tories will seek to prove both that the Theresa May, Phillip Hammond team has ‘reset’ economic policy from the Cameron-Osborne years and that the economic picture is rosy for Britain-  both couldn’t be further from the truth. [continue...]

Labour Party NCC and CAC Elections - What you can do to help

By Michael Calderbank The Conference Arrangements Committee (CAC) has a crucial role in influencing the running of conference, and therefore requires candidates who will represent the wishes of members.  [continue...]

Today’s Labour Party Is More In Tune With The Needs Of Our Communities Than Ever Before

By Ian Hodson The recent by-elections in Stoke and Copeland have seen the mainstream media and it’s political allies in Westminster go into orbit with their attacks on Jeremy Corbyn and the current direction of the Labour Party. It’s true that Labour lost Copeland and it’s always disappointing to lose a seat in any election, but contrast the media coverage of the loss of a seat with a 2,500 majority with the complete lack of hysteria around the Tories losing the safe seat of Richmond last year, defending a majority of 23,000. The media have also been quiet about the Conservatives being pushed into third place in Stoke. As yet, I can’t recall any news reporter asking Theresa May if she’s going to resign. [continue...]

Momentum Conference 25th March

Momentum Conference 25th March Inspired by the work of local groups over the last year and the hugely successful The World Transformed fringe festival that took place alongside Labour Party Conference in Liverpool in September, Momentum’s first conference ‘Building to Win’ will take place on Saturday 25th March in Birmingham.  [continue...]

Momentum Networking Conference 11th March

Momentum Networking Conference 11th March Pete Firmin, Brent Momentum member, reports [continue...]