Uncategorised - Truro & Falmouth Constituency Labour Party

Labour wins in the local elections

Throughout the local election campaign we have had tremendous support from members and supporters to make it a success. From people simply displaying ‘Vote Labour’ signs and posting on social media, to canvassing on the doorstep and delivering leaflets. The whole event was very good humoured. We thank all those…

A Simple Answer to the Housing Crisis

In response to the Government’s White Paper on Housing, John Healey – Shadow Secretary for Housing – said, “so if Theresa May wants to meet her pledges to the country, and to ‘just about managing families’ in particular, a big part of the answer is simple – let councils build…

We need rent capping

Housing insecurity has a profound effect on every aspect of our society, increased anxiety of the workforce in the workplace, a derogatory impact on people’s mental health, instability for children and young people, a rising housing benefit bill, less money in people’s pockets to spend within their local economies. It’s…

On Hidden Agenda and STP Reform

In the recent Sustainability & Transformation Plan (STP) ‘consultation’ (I use the word loosely) held in Falmouth on 16/01/2017 a point of order arose which may be of some interest for hose of us sceptical of the ability of the proposed STP changes to deliver the promised £264 million’s-worth of cuts without…

STP Consultations

Labour members along with other health campaigners all over Cornwall took a very active part in the recent meetings to discuss the draft Sustainability and Transformation Plan (STP) for Cornwall) recently published by our Health Bodies and Council and supposedly designed to transform our Health and Social Care services (as well as…

Have the Tories killed off the best healthcare system in the world?

Reported on 23 Nov 2016, Afshin Rattansi from Going Underground talks to the co-founder of Keep Our NHS Public and co-author of NHS for sale, Dr Jacky Davis about why is there nothing in today’s UK mini-budget about bringing funding of healthcare to the levels of France or Germany let alone Trump’s America? Davis argues that healthcare…

Global Wake-Up Call

Last week’s US Presidential election result was a global wake-up call. Whether in the US or the UK, people are feeling left behind – marginalised by an economic system that makes them work harder for less, while hoovering up ever greater rewards for a small elite. People are right to…

Britain at a Crossroads

On Saturday 5th November The Centre for Labour and Social Studies (CLASS) held a conference entitled Britain at a Crossroads: Finding the Progressive Path at the TUC building in London. The event opened with a keynote speech by Jeremy Corbyn MP. In a wide ranging speech the leader of the opposition spoke…

Tories had no plans for Brexit

Yesterday there was complete panic. Tesco announced that Marmite and Typhoo tea-bags would no longer be stocked on-line. Why? Because Unilever, the multinational consumer goods company, wanted 10% more for their products because of the sharp decline in the value of sterling as a result of Brexit. Marmite was set…

Rebuild and Transform Equality

When has any Tory government ever been concerned about people struggling to survive on low wages – people coping with the nightmare uncertainty of zero hours contacts? The answer is never. The inequality in Britain today has never been more shamefully obvious. People at the top of society, through the…