I'm a bit late in posting this, but on Sunday the 8th of October I had a day out in Liverpool - something I always enjoy - to meet up with a group of activists from Transform Politics. We assembled at Albert Dock and then did a slow march, in silence, to the Labour Party conference venue. The participants were wearing 'Labour is Dead' T-shirts and carrying a black coffin. My role was largely as photographer.
It was great to meet some new comrades, and afterwards, some of us went to the pub to get to know each other better and have a chat about planning for the future.
We need real change in the UK, and after listening to Starmer at the conference, it's clear that Labour won't deliver that. Labour is now in the pockets of big business and the corporations, which means that the NHS is in real danger, and we can't expect better rail services and clean rivers.
Transform isn't yet a political party. It has a founding conference in Nottingham on November the 25th. New left parties have a mountain to climb to really make an impact, but it's good to see so many decent people working for positive change. Best of luck to all of them!
