Happy Christmas!

Wishing a Happy Christmas to all members and readers, from Lutterworth Branch.

We had 2 festive Branch/Constituency events:

The annual Gala dinner of the South Leicestershire Constituency was well-attended, and included a lovely meal; music; an informative speech from Liz Kendall, (Leicester West), and was held at our usual comfortable venue of Braunstone Town. A raffle, and a most professionally executed auction of items including Houses of Commons and Lords goods, raised funds for the Constituency. We hope the Boundary Commission does not decide to break up our Constituency! Our views have been expressed to the Commission, and we await their decision.

Our Christmas Quiz was on - guess what!! - politics! It was a very successful and enjoyable event, held in Brauton-Astley, with quite stunning displays of knowledge from some participants! A very pleasant evening was passed, with festive drinks and nibbles, and the raffle raised a nice contribution for our funds! Many thanks to David for organising it again!

Happy Christmas to all, from the Branch

One law for the corporate...

Further to Peter's post about tax evasion, the Commons Public Accounts Committee yesterday published its damning report on the sweetheart deals done between HM Revenue & Customs and hugely profitable international corporations, specifically Goldman Sachs and Vodaphone. Looks like up to £25bn in tax is cheerfully being waived by no more than four unaccountable commissioners.

The full report is here. A summary, including withering criticism from committee chair Margaret Hodge (left), is here.

Movement for Change

Members might be interested in this group which is all about developing localism and community links within the Party. Click on the post title to visit their homepage.