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September CLP meeting report

Last Wednesday’s constituency party meeting was held at Cottenham village hall. The main event of the evening was a highly anticipated debate on whether to recommend a ‘People’s Vote’ when the final terms of the Brexit negotiations are known. The constituency party, alongside others across the UK, was to consider whether…

Everything you always wanted to know about politics (but were afraid to ask!)

Lots of our members have questions and ideas about the big topics in politics and how our political system works. Our Parliamentary candidate from 2015 and 2017 Dan Greef has blogged about the series of sessions he will be offering from September 20th to help local Labour members get up…

We need to talk about transportation

South Cambridgeshire faces several transportation challenges. While we have reasonable service coverage from bus and rail in some areas, other parts of the district are comparatively neglected. With Combined Authority Mayor James Palmer focusing more resources towards his metro project and away from immediate solutions involving buses and park and ride services, this neglect looks set to continue. It is simple to suggest…

Dispatches from the Council chamber

With two Councillor’s Labour now qualifies as a ‘Political Group’ in Council, a visible measure of our recent success. Myself and fellow Labour Councillor Nigel Cathcart sit on three committees Scrutiny, Civic Affairs, and Licensing. As a member of the Scrutiny Committee I will get to learn about the whole range of council…

Making the case for Labour’s code of conduct on antisemitism

When Kenny got in touch with us and asked if he could write a few words to raise the profile of Jewish Voice for Labour’s response to the antisemitism row we jumped on the offer. Many comrades have told us that they don’t feel that they have enough information to…

August CLP meeting report

This month’s constituency party meeting was well attended by members at a new venue for us, Cambourne Church. This was the first meeting since the AGM and a chance to reflect on the initial activities of the newly reconstituted executive committee. The executive committee has begun work on a 3-month plan…

Gaming Labour

This weekend I and thirty-five others gathered in Cambridge to see what we could learn from a political simulation game based on Chris Mullin’s A Very British Coup; a 1980s Labour government needs to organise and succeed whilst dealing with internal and external obstacles. These issues could be factionalism within the party, a hostile media environment, or just trying to balance…

Low Tax Amazon

Online retail giant Amazon is paying even less in tax this year, despite rocketing profits. [4] It’s a joke. But when our high street shops are struggling and public services are desperately stretched for cash, it’s not at all funny. [5] The story is splashed across the papers today. [6] But…

NHS: It’s been confirmed – Virgin Care, a private company owned by billionaire Richard Branson – has been awarded almost £2 billion worth of NHS contracts. Virgin are now one of the biggest providers of healthcare in the UK, but they’re still trying to squeeze even more money out of…

Twitter No 1

Last week’s huge #WeAreCorbyn social media campaign, which reached number one position in Twitter’s worldwide trends last week as the Labour leader’s supporters came out in a show of solidarity, has been matched by Sunday night’s #ResignWatson hashtag. The call on Labour’s deputy leader Tom Watson to resign also reached…

Cambridge march 21 July

Cambridge march. A march from parkers piece to midsummer common in support of the jailed EDL founder Tommy Robinson Labour members are attending the march for the community in protest against former EDL groups supporting Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Christopher Yaxley-Lennon he was jailed for 13 months for…

CLP meeting 1st August, Cambourn