{"id":24105,"date":"2020-10-07T15:04:08","date_gmt":"2020-10-07T14:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unitelive.org\/?p=24105"},"modified":"2020-10-07T15:04:10","modified_gmt":"2020-10-07T14:04:10","slug":"nurture-newer-voices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/?p=24105","title":{"rendered":"\u00e2\u20ac\u0098Nurture newer voices\u00e2\u20ac\u2122"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p>Unite, the Labour Party&#8217;s biggest affiliate and chief financial donor, is to reduce the number of members it affiliates to the party.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00c2\u00a0decision taken by the union\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s governing body, its Executive Council, will see Unite\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s affiliation to the party drop by 10 per cent, or 50,000 affiliates \u00e2\u20ac\u201c although Unite will still remain Labour\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s largest trade union affiliate.<\/p>\n<p>Announcing the union\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s decision, which will see funding\u00c2\u00a0switch to other parts of the labour movement, Unite general secretary Len McCluskey said, \u00e2\u20ac\u015bUnite is and will remain that biggest affiliate to the Labour Party, something that we are very proud to be.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u015bWe know that it is this union\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s financial support and dedicated activists that help ensure that the Labour Party is not just\u00c2\u00a0election-ready but sustained between elections.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00e2\u20ac\u0098Talented thinkers\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u015bBut we also want to use our political funding to support and nurture the newer voices in our movement.\u00c2\u00a0 There are some very talented thinkers and energetic organisations out there who could do with our assistance &#8211; and the Labour Party needs their enthusiasm and ideas too.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u015bThis move will support the\u00c2\u00a0collective voice from the shop floor to the grassroots, helping to\u00c2\u00a0ensure that the party\u00c2\u00a0listens to and genuinely reflects the aspirations of the many\u00c2\u00a0for a Labour party and Labour movement that will\u00c2\u00a0truly deliver on our shared vision and values.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u015bUnite stands\u00c2\u00a0committed to transforming our country into a better place for working people so\u00c2\u00a0it is vital Labour remains the party of change and ideas, of redistribution and fairness.\u00e2\u20ac\u0165<\/p>\n<p>McCluskey concluded, \u00e2\u20ac\u015bOur party has been the engine of progress in these isles during both the last and this century, from developing universal healthcare and education to Sure Start and NHS investment.\u00c2\u00a0We want to make sure it retains that spirit and determination because our movement\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s brighter future &#8211; and a Labour government in 2024\u00c2\u00a0&#8211; depends on this.\u00e2\u20ac\u0165<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00c2\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>By Barckley Sumner <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00c2\u00a0decision taken by the union\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s governing body, its Executive Council, will see Unite\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s affiliation to the party drop by 10 per cent, or 50,000 affiliates \u00e2\u20ac\u201c although Unite will still remain Labour\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s largest trade union affiliate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":18317,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[1318,210,160],"wps_subtitle":"Unite cuts Labour affiliation to promote emerging talent\u00c2\u00a0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24105"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=24105"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24105\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24107,"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24105\/revisions\/24107"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/18317"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=24105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=24105"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=24105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}