About Us
We are a campaign of grass roots Labour Party members and supporters proposing and arguing for an alternative political programme to the one now being pursued by government
We are determined to fight for a Labour Party which serves to meet the needs of ordinary people. We are deeply concerned about the erosion of social and economic rights that is taking place in Ireland, as austerity continues to wipe clear hard fought for gains. We do not believe that austerity is working, or that austerity politics, which have failed up to now, will somehow start working soon.
The Campaign for Labour Policies is very mindful of the restrictions imposed by coalition government and of the difficult decisions that need to be made in the current climate. However, we also believe that if a party is to commit itself to government, it must feel that in some sense its basic values are being promoted. The course of government so far, and the increase in inequality which Ireland has experienced since 2011, has not given us anything that can make us feel this is being done. For this reason we have felt left with no choice other than to propose and fight for this alternative path.
The Campaign for Labour Policies is built around five basic points . Investment in growth and jobs; repairing the public finances through taxation on high income groups; no sell off of semi-state enterprises; enhanced workers rights in line with European norms; and the suspension of all promissory note payments and negotiation of a new deal based on a complete write-down of bank debt.
We are determined to fight for a Labour Party which serves to meet the needs of ordinary people. We are deeply concerned about the erosion of social and economic rights that is taking place in Ireland, as austerity continues to wipe clear hard fought for gains. We do not believe that austerity is working, or that austerity politics, which have failed up to now, will somehow start working soon.
The Campaign for Labour Policies is very mindful of the restrictions imposed by coalition government and of the difficult decisions that need to be made in the current climate. However, we also believe that if a party is to commit itself to government, it must feel that in some sense its basic values are being promoted. The course of government so far, and the increase in inequality which Ireland has experienced since 2011, has not given us anything that can make us feel this is being done. For this reason we have felt left with no choice other than to propose and fight for this alternative path.
The Campaign for Labour Policies is built around five basic points . Investment in growth and jobs; repairing the public finances through taxation on high income groups; no sell off of semi-state enterprises; enhanced workers rights in line with European norms; and the suspension of all promissory note payments and negotiation of a new deal based on a complete write-down of bank debt.