Welcome to the website of Stroud Constituency Labour Party
The Labour Party is a democratic Socialist Party
It believes that by the strength of our common endeavour we achieve more than we achieve alone, so as to create for each of us the means to realise our true potential and for all of us a community in which power, wealth and opportunity are in the hands of the many, not the few. Where the rights we enjoy reflect the duties we owe. And where we live together, freely, in a spirit of solidarity, tolerance and respect.
At our meetings we discuss national and local policy issues, hear reports from our Labour Councillors. We plan our campaigns and other activities. Well over 100 people have joined Stroud Constituency Labour Party since the General Election. We believe the Coalition Government is making the wrong cuts at the wrong time - their actions are likely to plunge us back into recession. The cuts are also impacting more on the most vulnerable. There is an alternative, both locally and nationally. Why not join us and campaign with us for a fairer strategy to tackle our economic problems?
A key campaign at the moment is the transfer of Stroud and Dursley Hospitals, plus all local care services like health visitors and physiotherapists, out of the NHS and into a social enterprise called "Gloucestershire Care Services". The first battle on this was won when Gloucestershire NHS settled out of court after a local pensioner challenged the decision. The next battle is to get these services transferred within the NHS, to another Trust or set up as an NHS Trust in its own right. Our Tory MP, Neil Carmichael, seems to think this will be good for Stroud - no wonder he was booed at a public meeting on the NHS! Join us to fight against these plans! At the moment you can join for a local £15 rate (£1.25 a month) or £1 if you are aged 14-19 or a student. See
http://labour.org.uk/join/Stroud.
Labour's opposition to the Coalition's handling of the national economy and to the way the Tories have run Stroud District Council received a boost from voters across Stroud District, with 7 wins for Labour in the elections in May - including taking 5 new seats from the Tories. We now have 16 Labour Councillors and the Tories have lost their majority.
Steve Lydon, Chair of Stroud Constituency Labour Party