Supporters of Labour's Big Change Campaign
Labour has lost members and, crucially, it has lost activists. Their commitment to the ideals that prompted them to join the Labour Party has become undervalued. Reconnecting with these members is essential – and will help enormously in bringing about the renewal that all in the party accept is required.
David Chaytor MP - Bury North
I feel we need a vigorous debate on future policy. We did move politics firmly towards the people in 1997 with a successful programme ensuring that social justice goes hand in hand with economic well-being. We now need another determined shift by developing greater democratic accountability, both local and national, of for example privatised utilities so that we get the transport services and energy policies people want.
Nia Griffith MP- Llanelli
This statement charts the way forward for Labour and away from the outdated and failed Thatcherite ideology of recent decades and has my total support. I would also urge a big investment in new rail freight capacity to make possible a substantial modal shift from road to rail where carbon dioxide emissions per tonne mile are 1/10th those of heavy goods vehicles.
Kelvin Hopkins MP - Luton North
We are travelling in the wrong direction - towards market driven ideological solutions. This is not what the Labour Party was founded for. Unless we reconnect with some of our core values, we will not get the political endorsement of Labour activists, members or the wider voting public.
Michael Meacher MP - Oldham West & Royton
Labour's 'Big Change' campaign is about radical policy shifts that must be made now to tackle climate change; a fundamental break with New Labour, but a reconnection with the public and the planet.
Alan Simpson MP - Nottingham South
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