User:Into oblivion/sandbox/Transform
Transform | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Collective leadership |
| Governing body | Transform Council (TC) |
| Founded | November 25, 2023 |
| Registered | TBA |
| Preceded by | Left Unity Breakthrough Party Liverpool Community Independents People's Alliance of the Left |
| Ideology | Eco-socialism Democratic socialism Feminism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| Colors | Pink |
| Website | |
| https://transformpolitics.uk/ | |
The Transform Party (also known simply as Transform) is a political party active in Great Britain. A merger of four political groups, the Breakthrough Party, Left Unity, the Liverpool Community Independents and the People's Alliance of the Left, Transform aims to build a new left-wing political party to challenge both the Conservative and Labour parties. The party was officially founded and held its inaugural conference on 25 November 2023.[1]
History[edit]
On 24 July 2023, the Breakthrough Party, alongside Left Unity, the Liverpool Community Independents, and the People's Alliance of the Left issued a joint statement calling for a "new party of the left" in Britain.[2] Citing Labour Party support for policies such as the two-child benefit cap and tuition fees, as well as Labour leader, Keir Starmer's refusal to publicly support striking workers.[3] The group, calling themselves Transform, urged those who agree with their core principles to "move rapidly towards founding a new party of the left."
According to Transform's website, the joint statement was endorsed by figures such as Ian Hodson, National President of the Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union (BFAWU); Thelma Walker, former Labour MP for Colne Valley; and broadcaster and journalist, India Willoughby.
Core principles[edit]
Transform's 10 core principles listed on its website are:
- To be a party of the left of and for the working class in all its diversity, seeking to redistribute wealth and power "from the elite to the people".
- To support transformative change to "build a truly sustainable world and achieve climate justice".
- To support internationalism, oppose war and imperialism and welcome migrants.
- To be feminist, anti-racist and "fight for a world where social injustices... have been eradicated."
- To eradicate regional inequality, and support the right of Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland to decide their own constitutional futures.
- To be a democratic party.
- To develop policies democratically.
- Contest elections to offer voters a socialist alternative without "promoting the idea that voting alone can solve the present crises."
- Seek to build power in communities, workplaces, and on the streets.
- Build relationships with other organisations such as trade unions, campaign groups, and left organisations outside Britain.
References[edit]
- ^ "New political party to try and 'transform' democracy – amid Labour disarray on Gaza". The Canary. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Transform | Together, we call for a new party of the left". transformpolitics.uk. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "Can Transform transform politics? Greater clarity needs to be built". Morning Star. 2023-07-28. Retrieved 2023-08-01.