Internal LU

In the run-up to Left Unity’s founding conference in November, it’s clear that we need the fullest possible debate and discussion about what kind of party it is that we all want to establish. At its meeting in June, Left Unity’s National Coordinating Group decided that platforms of ten or more people can put resolutions […] Read more »

In the run-up to Left Unity’s founding conference in November, it’s clear that we need the fullest possible debate and discussion about what kind of party it is that we all want to establish. At its meeting in June, Left Unity’s National Coordinating Group decided that platforms of ten or more people can put resolutions […] Read more »

Please find below some draft proposals for this strand on: Strands 2 and 3 – Structures and leadership What organisational structure should operate at- – local group level – English regional/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish – national leadership level? What would we call these various tiers and how should people who sit on them be chosen? If we […] Read more »

Strand 1 – Basic principles What should be the aims of the party? Who can be a member and what would members be expected to commit to? Should LU be a one member one vote party? (Affiliations and factions to be discussed in later stands.)   Some discussion has already taken place. On the basis […] Read more »

How should a new mass party of the left define itself? Tim Lessells of Leicester Left Unity argues that it should be an anti-capitalist party, and that we should not be afraid to use the word ‘socialism’. I believe that a new party of the left should, from the very start, stand openly and unashamedly […] Read more »

This forum exists to discuss how a new radical party of the left could, should and will organise itself. It is open to all people who are interested in ensuring that Left Unity learns the lessons (both good and bad) from the way the socialist, labour, trade union and and green movements have organised and […] Read more »

Health Policy Commission Continues its’ Work Duncan Parker is the convenor for the Health policy commission. This is a renewed call out for any Left Unity activists who wish to get involved in the Health Policy Commission. The aim of the policy commission is to continue to develop principles for the sort of wider healthcare […] Read more »