Internal LU

  The Left Party Platform was founded in July following a decision by Left Unity’s National Coordinating Group to allow platforms of ten or more members to openly argue for shared political positions. The Left Party Platform produced an initial statement and background document which it publicised widely, seeking to promote its vision of a […] Read more »

Don Milligan looks at founding conference LEFT UNITY, the new political party of socialists to the left of Labour. was formed on Saturday at the Royal National Hotel in Woburn Place, Bloomsbury. A fine big room was booked and just under five hundred of us filed in to sit row upon row on ballroom chairs […] Read more »

Left Unity Founding Conference Saturday 30 November 2013 Live-Stream footage has now been uploaded to Youtube: Playlist for: Left Unity Conference – Morning Sesssions Playlist for: Left Unity Conference – Afternoon Sessions Conference documentation is available in PDF and Word document formats. Morning: Afternoon:   If the embedded stream above is not working try on […] Read more »

Syriza has been held up as a party that should be emulated. Daniel Harvey examines the reality Read more »

CONFERENCE BOOKLET SECTION 8 Electoral Strategy Electoral support for a new left party will only advance to the extent that it is genuinely representative of working class communities, has no interests separate from theirs, and is an organic part of the campaigns and movements which they generate and support.  It will engage in the European, […] Read more »

18) DISPUTES COMMITTEE a)     A Disputes Committee shall be elected annually by national ballot. This committee will consist of seven people, but shall include no members of the National Council. Its role will be to investigate disputes and complaints about the behaviour of individual party members referred to it by Regional Councils or the National […] Read more »

CONFERENCE BOOKLET SECTION 6 Constitution (sections 1 and 2 voted separately) 3) MEMBERSHIP Membership of [Left Unity] shall be open to any individual without regard to disability, ethnicity, gender or sexual orientation who: a)     commits to further the aims of [Left Unity] b)    agrees to abide by the democratically decided rules and constitution of [Left […] Read more »

CONFERENCE BOOKLET SECTION 4 Aims: 4. Section 2 of constitution moved from Internal Democracy Commission. The aims of Left Unity are: a)     to unite the diverse strands of radical and socialist politics in the UK including worker’s organisations and trade unions; ordinary people, grass root organisations and co-operatives rooted in our neighbourhoods and communities; individuals […] Read more »

CONFERENCE BOOKLET CONTENTS SECTION 1:  Standing Orders Committee Report: page 1 SECTION 2: Safe Spaces Policy: page 8 SECTION 3: NCG election amendment: page 15 SECTION 4: Aims: page 16 SECTION 5: Party name: page 26 SECTION 6: Constitution: page 27 SECTION 7: Priority Campaigns: page 45 SECTION 8: Electoral Strategy: page 52 APPENDIX: Left […] Read more »

Standing orders committee report for Left Unity Founding Conference Code of conduct for Lefty Unity Founding Conference Refer to standing orders committee: for advice on standing orders including procedural motions and in case of complaints; for order of debate; Furthermore, SOC recommends that conference attendees: should respect authority of the chair during session (except in […] Read more »