Letter sent to Change UK MPs: Do not let us down! Change UK has a future!

Reports have appeared across a number of websites indicating that there is a possible split amongst the Change UK MPs. Whilst Guido might on it's own be disregarded, the e-mail from the new Statesman and other reports cannot.

Thousands of ex-Labour Party members and more than a few "One Nation" Tories are looking for a new political home following the takeover of their respective parties by the extremes. I refuse to support a Labour Party led by incompetent old communists and anti-Semites. The need for a new party has never been greater.

This blog has committed to Change UK and will also honour the alliance with the Renew Party on Thursday in the Peterborough by-election.


Dear Change UK MPs,

A report appeared in Guido Fawkes "Order order" website declaring that splits were ahead for our fledgling party Change UK. Guido is not always to be trusted and has an agenda of his own that certainly is to say the least hostile to us . However reports are springing up in other media websites and I have just received a New Statesman e-mail which suggests a "split" or "future" of Change UK is in doubt.

Change UK has been to be polite extremely tardy in establishing itself and has existed up until now as a group of MPs with supporters donating time and money to establish a new political party without any direct ability to influence events. Given that setting up a party is a difficult enterprise in itself I and others have been patient especially as the Euro-elections needed to be fought.

That we fared badly is frankly of no surprise. Many opportunities have been lost by the failure to establish a proper organisation on the ground. We have no constituency associations or any of the normal trappings of a political party. There are still thousands of us, many including many ex-Labour Party members and others out there wanting a new political home.

We are not "Liberals" otherwise we would have joined them and cut out Change UK completely. The centre ground is more than just the Lib Dems. There are social democrats, One Nation Tories and freethinkers like myself wanting to get involved to make a difference>

I urge you you to take up the cudgel and cease any squabbling at the top table in order to start the process of building Change UK as a membership based organisation and create the necessary party that can really lead to Change in the UK.

Shalom,

Howard Fuller

(Retired Trade Unionist and Blogger)