Orpington Labour Party http://www.orpingtonlabour.org.uk Campaigning for democratic socialism Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:35:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Labour Gives Card Account Boost to the Post Office As the Labour Government announced the renewal of the Post Office Card Account, Stephen Morgan pays tribute to local campaigners.

]]> http://www.orpingtonlabour.org.uk/2008/11/19/labour-gives-card-account-boost-to-the-post-office/ Remembrance Sunday On Sunday I attended the Remembrance Parade at Orpington War Memorial to lay a wreath on behalf of Orpington Labour Party.

]]> http://www.orpingtonlabour.org.uk/2008/11/10/remembrance-sunday-2/ Resolution on Government Action on Financial Crisis Following discussions at its meeting on 22 October 2008, Orpington CLP passed a resolution on Government action on the financial crises.

]]> http://www.orpingtonlabour.org.uk/2008/10/29/resolution-on-government-action-on-financial-crisis/ Orpington Labour Party Supports Gordon Brown The Bromley Times recently reported that the Orpington Labour Party has avoided publicly backing Gordon Brown by refusing to form an opinion on whether there should be a leadership contest. In fact a recent meeting of Orpington Labour Party fully supported Gordon Brown's leadership.

]]> http://www.orpingtonlabour.org.uk/2008/09/21/orpington-labour-party-supports-gordon-brown/ Housing Crisis or Opportunity? headlines suggest that house prices have fallen by more than 10% over the last year. Potential good news for young families who have been struggling to buy their first home. But a potential disaster for anyone who bought a property at the height of the boom – often borrowing five times their annual salary, or even more with self certified mortgages. What, if anything, can the Labour government do?]]> http://www.orpingtonlabour.org.uk/2008/08/29/housing-crisis-or-opportunity/ Problems in Local Social Services http://www.orpingtonlabour.org.uk/2008/07/05/problems-in-local-social-services/