• The Tories closed 232 NHS Walk In Centres
• Today Labour announce the plan to open 159 Mental Health centres, 100 of them Walk In
This is a welcome change of direction.
The decision by Andy Burnham’s Labour to end the suspension of Diane Abbott and welcome her back into the party is welcome.
The purge of the left was Starmer’s second most egregious deed.
Our advice is use your NEC votes to choose the best candidates from across the slates.
Choose the ones who will continue to engage with you even after they become NEC members
Over the years the best NEC Reps were the ones who provided updates to members on how NEC meetings went
We welcome the policies to tackle the cost of living crisis on
• electricity bills
• buses
• business tax on pubs
More is needed on
• rent controls
• tuition fees / interest
• gas bills
• renewable cost savings not being felt by households
• water bills
Traditional Working class Labour members are not motivated by anti-immigration policies.
They’re motivated by large scale public housing, affordable trains and buses and good fair wages. They’re motivated by affordable heating and drinkable water.
Most of all, a well funded NHS
Today I have resigned from the @UKLabour because nationally and especially locally in @NewhamLondon the current Labour leadership is not serving the purpose and values of the party.
Newham is getting dirtier and it is getting worst on a daily basis.
Public services should be in public hands, not making profits for shareholders. Support common ownership of rail, mail, energy and water; end outsourcing in our NHS, local government and justice system.
Here is John McDonnell being interviewed by one war criminal, Alastair Campbell, and sounding like he is going to burst into tears defending the legacy of another war criminal, Tony Blair.
So excuse me if I don't care what he has to say about China or anywhere else.