The papers collected here seek to develop a bolder and more radical alternative to the status quo – yet they present policy proposals that, for the most part, would be entirely achievable by a Welsh Labour Government, if the political will were there. They have been written by longstanding party activists who have taken an interest in a particular policy area, not by professional policy-makers (although a few of our authors are elected representatives). They do not collectively constitute an alternative manifesto – there are a number of gaps in the range of policy areas that make up a full party programme, where we offer no proposals – but we do put forward ideas relating to most of the major departments of government.

Overall the NEC election results were very positive for the left and although there were some disappointments, ‘Unity is strength’ played a major part in the […]

Welsh Labour Grassroots condemns the suspension from party membership of Jeremy Corbyn and the removal of the whip from him. In our view, Jeremy’s statement on […]

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Statement agreed by WLG Steering Committee, Friday 26th June, 2020. The Welsh Labour Grassroots Steering Committee is appalled by Keir Starmer’s decision to sack Rebecca Long-Bailey […]

By Mike Hedges MS The first thing we need to do in order to win in 2021 is to understand why people who had traditionally voted […]

Statement by WLG Officers. Following the leaking, over the weekend, of an internal party report, Labour members are extremely concerned at the revelations that senior party […]