JAMES WEST reports from the inaugural meeting of the Derby Red Labour group
Recently, a few members of my local Labour party in Derby met up to discuss how we can make Labour more representative of our class, and of our communities. The meeting took place under the banner of “Red Labour” – an informal network of Labour Party activists which started out as a single page on Facebook.
We need to work to make our party stronger and more relevant to the people who so sorely need a Labour government to bring real change and better life outcomes for them and their families. Our local group, Derby Red Labour, has this as a mission statement of sorts: “Red Labour is about working to build the Labour Party we deserve – socialist in nature, and more representative of the working class and of the communities in which it’s rooted. It’s about coming together to help build a more vibrant and active party, more effective, democratic and relevant.” Continue reading