Lincolnshire TUSC

Please support this vital initiative - demand action by our local councils to ensure we prevent more tragedies from happening.

Sign the Petition Make Lincoln's waters safer for children and families

Build a campaign to stop these brutal and cruel cuts from being made.

These services are vital and support some of the most vulnerable people in our society.

The Tories made savage cuts when they were in control of the council, and now Reform are acting just as bad by inflicting brutal austerity policies on us.

Stop the cuts, fight for more care not less, and demand the funding from Westminster.

Not a popular plan at all - you can understand why 😔

The new anti-austerity councillors can make a difference! - TUSC The new anti-austerity and anti-war councillors elected on May 7th can make a difference, as a republished case study of the record of two socialist councillors under the last New Labour government shows. The headline-grabbing stories from the elections are the gains for Reform and the Greens, the P...

Solidarity.

Anti-racism groups respond to latest Skegness protest Lincolnshire anti-racism campaigners have accused far-right groups of exploiting concerns over violence against women to spread “racism and division” following a further protest in Skegness.

Yesterday's election results were a devastating defeat for Starmer's Labour both in Lincoln and nationally as their share of the vote plummeted and they lost a huge number of seats.

Whilst Labour clung on to power in Lincoln, they have a wafer thin majority in the council chamber which could face challenges at any time.

Keir Starmer's government has largely continued the austerity policies of the Tories, despite a massive housing crisis and public services in desperate need of funding.

And in Lincoln, Labour has loyally wielded the axe instead of standing up to the Government for extra funding, as well as providing political cover for Starmer by staying silent amidst the brutal slaughter of Palestinians in Gaza, and refusing to publicly support the heroic PCS DWP strike to save jobs.

Anger against Labour was channelled in different directions. Reform UK won several seats in Lincoln for the first time. The Lib Dems gained a seat too. And the Greens won their first councillor.

Amidst this backdrop, we were proud to run an independent trade union and socialist campaign in Carholme over the last few weeks.

Our vote was modest with 48 votes (2%). The Greens with their national profile were seen on this occasion as the more effective way to protest against Labour. It remains to be seen whether Green councillors will vote for more cuts and privatisation on the council and on other councils across the country, or offer a fighting anti-austerity alternative in action as well as in words.

Despite our modest vote share, there was still support for our demands for a mass council house building programme, investment in community facilities, and a fight to restore funding after years of austerity, even if that didn't translate into votes this time round.

Over the coming months, we hope to consolidate our work during the election campaign by building a working-class socialist group locally which campaigns all year round, fights against austerity policies and for the funding that our communities need, and holds politicians from all parties to account. We hope you will join us in this task.

Today is election day.

Our campaign is proud to stand as part of the TUSC - Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition and Your Party.

Help us build a mass working-class socialist alternative to the establishment parties.

Vote Nick Parker for Carholme ward, independent trade union and socialist candidate.

Solidarity!

Pupils say new toilet rules have left them feeling “trapped”, but the school says they protect learning and safety. Read more: https://bbc.in/4evsqio

During our campaign, people have asked us: is tomorrow's election about local or national issues? Here's what we say:

● tomorrow's election is to decide who represents the ward in which you live on the City of Lincoln Council.

● this means electing people who will make decisions about the local public services on which we all rely.

● Lincoln has been on the receiving end of over a decade of austerity. This is where a national issue (cutting funding for councils) is intrinsically linked to a local issue (councils cutting services).

● national issues can be relevant to who we vote for. How parties behave nationally affects who we choose to cast our vote for.

● local candidates' views about national issues can also inform their political principles. For example, if a candidate isn't willing to speak out about the actions of Westminster, for example, Starmer's backing for genocide in Palestine, why should we trust them to speak out against injustice locally either?

People are right to be angry about Labour's record in Lincoln, and right to be angry about Labour's record in Westminster.

We need councillors willing to stand up to the Westminster establishment and fight to reverse these cuts. This is especially so if Labour loses their majority on the council and it goes to no overall control. And we need councillors for the years ahead willing to fight to defend local jobs, services and democracy against threats from local government reorganisation.

On Thursday, vote Nick Parker, independent trade union and socialist candidate in Carholme ward.