South Cotswolds Labour

Who are we?

We believe in the Labour Values. We believe that by the strength of our common endeavour we achieve more than we achieve alone. We believe in a future that provides each of us the means to realise our true potential, for all of us to live in a society where:

Power, wealth and opportunity are in the hands of the many and not just the few; and
The rights we enjoy reflect the duties we owe; and
We live together freely, in a spirit of solidarity, tolerance and respect.

To these ends, we use our resources to campaign for a system where our government is trusted by the people to govern, a system with:

A DYNAMIC ECONOMY that serves the public interest, in which the enterprise of the market and the rigour of competition are joined with the forces of partnership and cooperation to produce the wealth the nation needs and the opportunity for all to work and prosper with a thriving private sector and high-quality public services where those undertakings essential to the common good are either owned by the public or accountable to them.
A JUST SOCIETY, which judges its strength by the condition of the weak as much as the strong, provides security against fear, and justice at work; which nurtures families, promotes equality of opportunity, and delivers people from the tyranny of poverty, prejudice and the abuse of power.
AN OPEN DEMOCRACY in which government is held to account by the people, decisions are taken as far as practicable by the communities they affect and where fundamental human rights are guaranteed.
A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT, which we protect, enhance and hold in trust for future generations.
A WELL-DEFENDED COUNTRY that is committed to the defence and security of the British people and to cooperating in European institutions, the United Nations, the Commonwealth and other international bodies to secure peace, freedom, democracy, economic security and environmental protection for all.

We do not work in isolation – we work in pursuit of these aims with the support of trade unions and co-operative societies, with voluntary organisations, consumer groups and with other representative bodies – because we believe that by the strength of our common endeavour we achieve more than we achieve alone.

We put our Country’s needs ahead of our Party, we act with integrity and we chose to do the right thing even when it is hard. We are not afraid to hold the government to account, even when it is our own and even when there are consequences.

If these are things that you believe in too – then you are welcome to join us as a member of the South Cotswolds Labour Party.