Labour activists seeking support for plan

A small group of Labour grassroots members, frustrated by Government cuts, have launched a campaign to promote alternatives to austerity.

Campaign for Labour Policies (CPL) is attempting to recruit as many public representatives and party activists as possible in a bid to see a five-point programme implemented.

Spokesman Paul Dillon said its policies included investing in growth and jobs, taxing the wealthy, increasing workers’ rights, repudiating debt and expanding public enterprises. “These five issues have come from consultation with Labour members throughout the country,” Mr Dillon said. “They are based on things that are Labour policy.”