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Campaign for a New Workers' Party Discussion Forum: how can we fight for a working class political voice?
Mark Steel, stand up and activist Cllr Dave Nellist, CNWP national chair Hannah Sell, Socialist Party deputy general secretary Kevin Ovenden, RESPECT 3pm - 4:30pm Sunday 9 November 2008 Logan Hall, Institute of Education, London WC1
Click here for a report of this forum Socialists call for full nationalisation Socialists have called for the £500 billion bailout of the banking system by the Labour government to be replaced by full-scale nationalisation. Speaking on behalf of the Campaign for a New Workers’ Party, former Labour MP Dave Nellist said...read more
The announcement of the nationalisation of Bradford and Bingley begs the question, if it's ok to bail out the bankers why couldn't the Government intervene to rescue other companies - for example Longbridge or Peugeot who've thrown thousands out of work? The reality is that this is not genuine nationalisation but a form of 'socialism for the rich'...read more Coventry CNWP : 'It's time for a new workers party' In the postal sector the Communication Workers Union faces a huge battle. The entire post office network is under threat, with 1 in 3 delivery offices, including Coventry's Bishop Street, threatened with closure. In the last 10 years 22 local post offices in Coventry have closed... read moreCapitalist crisis in the finance systemThis campaign recognises that the turmoil in the world banking system is evidence of capitalism’s basic instability which is resulting in catastrophe for millions of working class families...read more Crunch time: Is this the end of capitalism? Click here to read Cllr Dave Nellist's response to the financial meltdown of the last few days.
Click here to see the latest calendar of events for Merseyside CNWPsCapital of Culture for the Millions, not the Millionaires! No to the parties of war & occupation! Build a new workers' party! On 20th September the New Labour conference in Manchester will be 'welcomed' by a big anti-war demonstration. Called by the Stop the War Coalition, the demo will assemble 12.30 at All Saints Park on Oxford Rd., just south of the city centre, and march past the conference to the Castlefield arena...read more
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New Workers' Party needed! South London meeting of the Campaign for a New Workers Party 7:30 PM, Thursday, 25th September at the Vida Walsh centre, Brixton “The eleven years of Labour have been absolutely fantastic for the super-rich. Having a friendly Labour government has almost been better than a Tory one” There can be no greater condemnation of Labour rule than Philip Beresford’s, author of The Rich List...read more Terry Fields - a workers' MP on a workers' wage 200 attend meeting hosted by Merseyside CNWP to commemorate the life of former socialist Labour MP Click here to read report of meeting Campaign for a New Workers' Party national press coverage Click here to read a reply to Polly Toynbee carried in the Guardian on Tuesday 5 August. National Shop Stewards Network Debate on political representation One of the eagerly awaited workshops at the National Shop Stewards Network (NSSN) conference on 28 June, was a debate about political representation. Giving introductions from the top table were: Dave Nellist, chair of the Campaign for a New Workers Party (CNWP) and Unite member; Unjum Mirza, Left List and a RMT member: and John Rogers, Labour Representation Committee (LRC) and Unison member...read more Successful CNWP meeting in Berkshire - click here for meeting reportThe working class needs its own party!T his month talks will be taking place between union leaders and the New Labour government. Most of the national trade union leaders are hoping that the talks will lead to a ‘Warwick Two’ agreement, which they hope will result in a few scraps being thrown to the trade unions. This is a vain hope....read moreWanted: a new mass workers' party! The recent CNWP conference hosted a number of commissions on different aspects of the fight for a new workers' party. Click here to read reports of the commissions. Terry Fields: Socialist fighter & former MP passes away click here for more
The third annual conference of the CNWP was a resounding success. Over 300 people filled out South Camden Community Schools main hall to listen to a discussion on the way forward for the left and to discuss the development of the campaign. Click here to read a conference report from the Socialist PartyClick here to read a conference report from the Socialist Alliance Click here to read a conference report from Workers Power CNWP discussion forum - How can we fight for a political voice? Before the start of the 2008 CNWP conference, the campaign hosted a discussion forum on how we can best fight for a working-class political voice. Click on the links below to view individual contributions or the full debate.
To view the discussion forum in full please click here To view contributions from the floor and replies from the speakers click here
T he Communication Workers Union (CWU) conference met from 8-13 June, under the threat of huge attacks on its industries and its members. In telecommunications, BT wants to renegotiate pensions by September, jobs are increasingly threatened by 'offshoring'. Pay and an increasingly harsh management style are also growing problems. But it is in the postal sector that the union faces a huge battle...read more
Come to the Campaign for a New Workers' Party Conference At the rally for the national TUC lobby of Parliament on public-sector pay on 9 June, the loudest applause was given to those general secretaries who called on unions to coordinate industrial action on pay across the public sector to increase our pressure on the New Labour government...read more first the council elections, now Crewe; we don't want the Tories back... Build A New Workers' Party! "Et tu, Crewe?" Gordon Brown might have muttered to himself as the knife of another electoral drubbing sank into his back. It shouldn't come as any surprise, though. The Labour Party abandoned working-class people years ago... read more
working class alternative desperately needed Last week saw New Labour battered in the local elections and the victory of the Thatcherite Boris Johnson in London’s Mayoral elections. Labour has gone from 11,000 councillors in 1997 to 5,000 today. With the Conservative Party taking 44% of the vote nationally, the nightmare of a Cameron-led Tory government after the next general election is now posed...read more Labour 'heart lands' lost - fight for a working class alternative In the recent council elections, New Labour saw their vote haemorrhage in former Labour 'heart lands' - including losing control of North Tyneside council and Bury council, Greater Manchester. Click here to read Manchester CNWP supporter Paul Gerrard's explanation of how this has come about.
PCS members need a political voice In 1997 many PCS members welcomed the election of New Labour, believing that they offered a radical alternative to the Tories. However, this illusion was quickly shattered when Blair and Brown launched their attacks on public servants’ Jobs, Pensions, Pay and working conditions. PCS members no longer...read more Newcastle CNWP - building support in the North East Saturday 29 March was the launch event for the Northern Shop Stewards Network & CNWP supporters were out helping to build the network and putting forward the case for a new workers party...read more Campaign for a New Workers' Party national press coverage Click here to read a reply to Polly Toynbee carried in the Guardian on Monday 31 March.
Alternative Capital of Culture success At least 120 people attended the successful first film-debate organised by Merseyside Campaign for a New Workers' Party (CNWP) and addressed by Ken Loach on 19 March...read more Campaign for a New Workers' Party national press coverage National coverage of the CNWP continues apace. Click here to read a letter printed in the Guardian on Saturday 15 March about the BBC's 'White' season.Also, last week the following letter from a CNWP supporter was carried in the local newspaper for Mansfield. Click here to read the letter about local Post Office closures. Manchester CNWP: Promoting a working class alternative for the council elections
Everywhere you go groups are challenging the New Labour agenda. The Community Action Party are standing in Wigan and Salford, Merseyside fire-fighters are standing against several Fire Authority members ...read moreCampaign for a New Workers' Party national press coverage Click here to read a letter printed in the Guardian on Saturday 16 February about the anti-war movement and the need for a new workers' party
The trade unions must break with New Labour! Manchester trades council hosted a debate on whether the unions should continue funding New Labour: Pitted against Jenny Lennox, regional organiser for the NUJ and Labour Party member, were Roger Bannister of UNISON's National Executive and CNWP National Secretary and...read more
A Mexican wave of protest is travelling around the country in response to the Post Offices plans to close 2,500 local branches. They are rolling this programme out, area by area in order that there is not a synchronised national movement against them. Each time closures are announced, a six week period is given for “consultation”. So far only a tiny minority of branches have been reprieved. This is on top of the ongoing closures of Crown Post Offices, with their functions being taken over by WHSmiths...read more Liverpool CNWP call for an Alternative Capital of Culture for the millions, not the millionaires
Liverpool will be Capital of Culture in 2008, but the event has become the product of the spin-doctors and marketing entrepreneurs. Much controversy has surrounded attempts to organise blockbuster events with expensive entrance fees...read more Pressure for a new party grows Events over the last month have demonstrated yet again the dire need for a new mass political force to the left of the establishment parties that can fight in the interests of working class people.
Barely a month ago, New Labour was riding high in the opinion polls and an autumn election looked likely; now, the Tories are ahead and look stronger than they have at any time since 1997. The volatility on display here is a direct result of the closeness of all the main political parties and the narrow ‘centre ground’ that they each try to occupy...read more More announcements from the CNWP...
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