While much of the Labour family is rightly occupied with their local election campaign for tomorrow, some of the early steps in preparing for ‘The English election’ of 2019 (elections in 192 District Councils, 47 Unitaries and 33 Mets on 2nd May '19), began last week. Labour:COAST&COUNTRY (LCC) brought together seven of our newer MPs…
Heartlands, 35%, core vote . . . most people in the Labour Party know where to find many of our voters. And yet when we have won the defining elections of the past 70 years, in 1945, in 1964, and in 1997 we have won with Labour votes and Labour MPs in seats like Hastings.…
Why does Labour Coast and Country matter for me – and my local friends here in Sussex by the Sea? Well, the name is the clue – it is relevant to where we live. But why do people like us in places like this need another organisation? Let me explain my personal viewpoint. I am a…
I’m delighted to announce that, after far too long a period of technical problems, this website is back on and operational. And so, alongside our other sites on Facebook and Twitter, we want to hear from you. What campaigns or events do you have planned? What do you think Labour: Coast & Country should be concentrating…
We can’t do this alone. If we truly are to give a voice to Labour’s rural members, improve Labour’s rural and coastal policy and begin the process of winning support from rural voters, we need your support. In the coming weeks, we will have the facility for you to join online, but in the meantime, download…
