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==Background==
==Background==
Momentum describes itself as an organisation that "exists to build on the energy and enthusiasm from the Jeremy Corbyn for Labour Leader campaign, to increase participatory democracy, solidarity, and grassroots power and help Labour become the transformative governing party of the 21st century".<ref name="Momweb">{{cite web|title=Welcome to Momentum!|url=http://www.peoplesmomentum.com/|website=Momentum|accessdate=25 October 2015}}</ref> It campaigns on local issues and on topics within the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]].<ref name="JonStone 8Oct Indy" /> The organisation states that it aims to organise local groups across the country to "encourage mass mobilisation for a more democratic, equal and decent society" and "assist members in making their voice heard in Labour Party debates".<ref name="Momweb" />
Momentum describes itself as an organisation that "exists to build on the energy and enthusiasm from the Jeremy Corbyn for Labour Leader campaign, to increase participatory democracy, solidarity, and grassroots power and help Labour become the transformative governing party of the 21st century".<ref name="Momweb">{{cite web|title=Welcome to Momentum!|url=http://www.peoplesmomentum.com/|website=Momentum|accessdate=25 October 2015}}</ref> It campaigns on local issues and on topics within the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]].<ref name="JonStone 8Oct Indy" /> The organisation states that it aims to organise local groups across the country to "encourage mass mobilisation for a more democratic, equal and decent society" and "assist members in making their voice heard in Labour Party debates".<ref name="Momweb" />

Momentum draws inspiration and cross-pollinates ideas with [[Syriza]] in Greece and [[Podemos (political party)|Podemos]] in Spain, both of which were fed by practical, grassroots organising to counter the effects of crippling austerity cuts.<ref name="theguardian2">{{cite news |last=Bulman|first=May|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jun/14/momentum-grassroots-democracy-labour-unstoppable|title=Labour Party membership soars by 35,000 since general election|work= |location= |publisher=''[[The Independent]]''|date=13 June 2017|accessdate=17 June 2017}}</ref>


===Relationship with other organisations===
===Relationship with other organisations===
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===Cuts to tax credits===
===Cuts to tax credits===
Momentum criticised George Osborne's economic policies, including particularly his proposal to cut [[tax credit]] payments for working families.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://noworkpenalty.peoplesmomentum.com/|title=No Work Penalty|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/a-b59a-Momentums-potential-to-unify-and-energise-political-campaigning|title=Momentum’s potential to unify and energise political campaigning|author=Steve Sweeney|newspaper=Morning Star|date=24 October 2015|accessdate=3 September 2016}}</ref>
Momentum criticised George Osborne's economic policies, including particularly his proposal to cut [[tax credit]] payments for working families.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://noworkpenalty.peoplesmomentum.com/|title=No Work Penalty|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/a-b59a-Momentums-potential-to-unify-and-energise-political-campaigning|title=Momentum’s potential to unify and energise political campaigning|author=Steve Sweeney|newspaper=Morning Star|date=24 October 2015|accessdate=3 September 2016}}</ref>

In 2016, local Momentum groups started to collect and volunteer for food banks.<ref name="theguardian2"/>


===Syria bombing===
===Syria bombing===
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===The World Transformed===
===The World Transformed===
From 24 September 2016, Momentum held a four-day fringe festival alongside the Labour Party conference. Foregrounding art, music and culture alongside political discussions, 'The World Transformed'. One event featured a debate between [[Caroline Lucas]] co-leader of the [[Green Party of England and Wales]], [[Compass (think tank)|Compass]] chair [[Neal Lawson]] and [[Jon Lansman]] and Rhea Wolfson of Momentum.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/sep/29/labour-party-of-the-future-labour-conference-momentum|title=A Labour party of the future is beginning to emerge|date=2016-09-29|newspaper=The Guardian|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|access-date=2016-10-10}}</ref> In ''[[The Times]]'', Tony Blair's former speech writer [[Philip Collins (journalist)|Philip Collins]] was positive about the event, compared to the Labour conference, "harnessed and embraced, Momentum could be a force for good", but wrote "the only thing wrong with their slogan 'Jez We Can' is the first word".<ref>{{cite news|last=Collins|first=Philip|url=http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/momentum-can-be-labours-unlikely-saviour-tsd2r3ltt|title=Momentum can be Labour’s unlikely saviour|work=The Times|date=29 September 2016|accessdate=10 October 2016}} {{subscription required}}</ref>
From 24 September 2016, Momentum held a four-day fringe festival alongside the Labour Party conference in Liverpool. Foregrounding art, music and culture alongside political discussions, 'The World Transformed'. One event featured a debate between [[Caroline Lucas]] co-leader of the [[Green Party of England and Wales]], [[Compass (think tank)|Compass]] chair [[Neal Lawson]] and [[Jon Lansman]] and Rhea Wolfson of Momentum.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/sep/29/labour-party-of-the-future-labour-conference-momentum|title=A Labour party of the future is beginning to emerge|date=2016-09-29|newspaper=The Guardian|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|access-date=2016-10-10}}</ref> In ''[[The Times]]'', Tony Blair's former speech writer [[Philip Collins (journalist)|Philip Collins]] was positive about the event, compared to the Labour conference, "harnessed and embraced, Momentum could be a force for good", but wrote "the only thing wrong with their slogan 'Jez We Can' is the first word".<ref>{{cite news|last=Collins|first=Philip|url=http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/momentum-can-be-labours-unlikely-saviour-tsd2r3ltt|title=Momentum can be Labour’s unlikely saviour|work=The Times|date=29 September 2016|accessdate=10 October 2016}} {{subscription required}}</ref>

Momentum intends to grow the information-sharing debates developed by the World Transformed.<ref name="theguardian2"/>


===Former vice-chair Jackie Walker===
===Former vice-chair Jackie Walker===
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===2017 General Election Campaign===
===2017 General Election Campaign===
In the run up to the [[United Kingdom general election, 2017|General Election on 8 June 2017]], Momentum have worked to mobilise voters and encourage volunteers to canvass on behalf of Labour. As part of the campaign, [https://mynearestmarginal.com/ MyNearestMarginal.com], a website which allows voters to search for campaigning events in marginal constituencies closest to them, and [https://www.electiondaypledge.co.uk/pledge ElectionDayPledge.com,] where voters can pledge to volunteer on Polling Day, were created. Momentum has also worked with organisers from [[Bernie Sanders]]' 2016 Presidential campaign to hold training sessions for volunteers.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/may/30/the-us-sanders-campaigners-lending-corybn-hand-bernie-momentum|title=The US Bernie Sanders campaigners lending Jeremy Corbyn a hand|last=Khomami|first=Nadia|date=2017-05-30|work=The Guardian|access-date=2017-05-30|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> It drafted in a senior figure from Sanders' campaign, Erika Uyterhoeven, formerly a national director for outer-state organising. The organisation's [[Facebook]] page reached 23.7 million views and videos were watched by 12.7 million unique users. In total Momentum spent less than £2,000 advertising on the social media platform.<ref name="independent">{{cite news |last=Cowburn|first=Ashley|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/momentum-what-happens-jeremy-corbyn-post-general-election-2017-labour-defeat-hard-left-wing-a7777506.html|title=Momentum: What happens to the Jeremy Corbyn-backing organisation after the general election?|work= |location= |publisher=''[[The Independent]]''|date=7 June 2017|accessdate=14 June 2017}}</ref>
In the run up to the [[United Kingdom general election, 2017|General Election on 8 June 2017]], Momentum have worked to mobilise voters and encourage volunteers to canvass on behalf of Labour. As part of the campaign, [https://mynearestmarginal.com/ MyNearestMarginal.com], a website which allows voters to search for campaigning events in marginal constituencies closest to them, and [https://www.electiondaypledge.co.uk/pledge ElectionDayPledge.com,] where voters can pledge to volunteer on Polling Day, were created. Momentum has also worked with organisers from [[Bernie Sanders]]' 2016 Presidential campaign to hold training sessions for volunteers.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/may/30/the-us-sanders-campaigners-lending-corybn-hand-bernie-momentum|title=The US Bernie Sanders campaigners lending Jeremy Corbyn a hand|last=Khomami|first=Nadia|date=2017-05-30|work=The Guardian|access-date=2017-05-30|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> It drafted in a senior figure from Sanders' campaign, Erika Uyterhoeven, formerly a national director for outer-state organising. The organisation's [[Facebook]] page reached 23.7 million views and videos were watched by 12.7 million unique users. In total Momentum spent less than £2,000 advertising on the social media platform.<ref name="independent">{{cite news |last=Cowburn|first=Ashley|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/momentum-what-happens-jeremy-corbyn-post-general-election-2017-labour-defeat-hard-left-wing-a7777506.html|title=Momentum: What happens to the Jeremy Corbyn-backing organisation after the general election?|work= |location= |publisher=''[[The Independent]]''|date=7 June 2017|accessdate=14 June 2017}}</ref> Membership of the organisation increased by 35,000 within four days of the general election.<ref name="theguardian2"/>


In May 2017, [[Noam Chomsky]] claimed the future of the Labour Party must lie with the left of the party and Momentum. He said, "The constituency of the Labour party, the new participants, the Momentum group and so on... if there is to be a serious future for the Labour party that is where it is in my opinion."<ref name="theguardian">{{cite news |last=Asthana|first=Anushka|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/may/10/labour-partys-future-lies-with-momentum-says-noam-chomsky|title=Labour party’s future lies with Momentum, says Noam Chomsky|work= |location= |publisher=''[[The Guardian]]''|date=10 May 2017|accessdate=8 June 2017}}</ref>
In May 2017, [[Noam Chomsky]] claimed the future of the Labour Party must lie with the left of the party and Momentum. He said, "The constituency of the Labour party, the new participants, the Momentum group and so on... if there is to be a serious future for the Labour party that is where it is in my opinion."<ref name="theguardian1">{{cite news |last=Asthana|first=Anushka|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/may/10/labour-partys-future-lies-with-momentum-says-noam-chomsky|title=Labour party’s future lies with Momentum, says Noam Chomsky|work= |location= |publisher=''[[The Guardian]]''|date=10 May 2017|accessdate=8 June 2017}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 17:11, 17 June 2017

Momentum
FounderJon Lansman
Founded8 October 2015 (2015-10-08)
Membership (2017)Increase 24,000 [1]
Political positionLeft-wing
National affiliationLabour Party (unofficial)
Website
peoplesmomentum.com Edit this at Wikidata

Momentum is a

grassroots movement supportive of Corbyn and the Labour Party.[4][5][6]

In February 2016, Momentum set up a paid formal membership structure, under which those who wanted to join had to support the values and aims of the Labour Party.[7] Under the constitution introduced in January 2017, Momentum activists must also be or become members of the Labour party.[8] As of June 2017, there are over 150 local groups across the UK and Momentum's membership has risen to 24,000 members.

Background

Momentum describes itself as an organisation that "exists to build on the energy and enthusiasm from the Jeremy Corbyn for Labour Leader campaign, to increase participatory democracy, solidarity, and grassroots power and help Labour become the transformative governing party of the 21st century".[9] It campaigns on local issues and on topics within the Labour Party.[6] The organisation states that it aims to organise local groups across the country to "encourage mass mobilisation for a more democratic, equal and decent society" and "assist members in making their voice heard in Labour Party debates".[9]

Momentum draws inspiration and cross-pollinates ideas with Syriza in Greece and Podemos in Spain, both of which were fed by practical, grassroots organising to counter the effects of crippling austerity cuts.[10]

Relationship with other organisations

Members of the

May general election, saying it was only because “I'm in a safe Labour seat”.[14]

In December 2015, Momentum announced that it would be setting up a code of conduct to exclude any members of other parties from being allowed to vote or take part in meetings about the Labour Party. This was intended to restrict the influence of the Socialist Party and others, but members of those groups were to be permitted to attend meetings on non-Labour Party issues, such as the campaign on Syria.[15][16] In January 2017, Momentum's new constitution imposed a new requirement for Momentum members to be also members of the Labour Party.[8]

Campaigns and issues

Fears over deselection threats

Critics of Corbyn within the Parliamentary Labour Party have raised a concern that Momentum may look to encourage the

deselection of moderate MPs and councillors who disagree with, or are seeking to undermine the Labour leader.[17] Referring to the Militant tendency, Oliver Kamm of The Times wrote in October 2015: "Like the Trotskyists of a generation ago Momentum is an entrist organisation that’s parasitic on the Labour host. This time, though, the far left has managed to gain control of the party structures and is intent on making life tough for Labour MPs".[18] However, Momentum issued a clear denial, saying "we will not campaign for the deselection of any MP and will not permit any local Momentum groups to do so. The selection of candidates is entirely a matter for local party members and rightly so".[19] Author and journalist Michael Crick opposes the comparison to Militant, stating that "the rise of Jeremy Corbyn can be attributed more to the phenomenon of 'Corbynmania' than to hard-left entrism".[20] The Momentum spokesman James Schneider has said "The purpose of Momentum is not to have internal factional battles, it's to look outside".[21]

Democracy SOS

Momentum is undertaking a campaign to address the problem of disenfranchisement of electors as a result of the introduction of Individual Electoral Registration. This is part of a broader goal to improve democracy by encouraging new voters to register. The group believes there may be eight million people missing from the electoral register and that a further 1.9 million people could be excluded by the changes in voter registration on 1 December 2015.[22][23]

Cuts to tax credits

Momentum criticised George Osborne's economic policies, including particularly his proposal to cut tax credit payments for working families.[24][25]

In 2016, local Momentum groups started to collect and volunteer for food banks.[10]

Syria bombing

Momentum called for its membership to lobby Labour MPs "to support Corbyn, not Cameron, over Syria" on

Daesh (also known as ISIS) from Daesh-held territory in Iraq to also cover Daesh-held territory in Syria. Corbyn had argued that Cameron's government lacked a credible plan for defeating Daesh, and that the bombing in Syria would not increase the UK's national security. Corbyn has also stated his view that military action should always be a last resort. Some Labour MPs criticised Momentum's move to lobby on party political grounds before the Labour party's official position on military action had been decided, with Gavin Shuker asking "Who decided this was your position on Syria, and to lobby MPs in this way"?[26]

Elections to the National Executive Committee

In the 2016 elections for the

air strikes;[31] Peter Willsman, Claudia Webbe and Darren Williams.[32][30] All six of the candidates Momentum supported were elected to the six available places.[33]

The World Transformed

From 24 September 2016, Momentum held a four-day fringe festival alongside the Labour Party conference in Liverpool. Foregrounding art, music and culture alongside political discussions, 'The World Transformed'. One event featured a debate between Caroline Lucas co-leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, Compass chair Neal Lawson and Jon Lansman and Rhea Wolfson of Momentum.[34] In The Times, Tony Blair's former speech writer Philip Collins was positive about the event, compared to the Labour conference, "harnessed and embraced, Momentum could be a force for good", but wrote "the only thing wrong with their slogan 'Jez We Can' is the first word".[35]

Momentum intends to grow the information-sharing debates developed by the World Transformed.[10]

Former vice-chair Jackie Walker

The vice-chair of Momentum, Jackie Walker, was briefly suspended from Labour Party membership in spring 2016 for making comments on Facebook which were thought to be antisemitic.[36] Jon Lansman, the chair of Momentum, defended her against these claims at the time.[37][38]

Near the 2016 Labour Party conference in Liverpool, Momentum organised The World Transformed, a four-day event.[39] Walker spoke at Momentum events. Her comments about Holocaust Memorial Day led to renewed calls for her to be expelled from the Labour Party and, this time, for Walker to lose her position as Momentum's vice-chair.[40] Manuel Cortes, the general secretary of the TSSA union, said their Momentum funding would be reconsidered if Walker did not resign or failed to be removed.[40] She was suspended from Labour Party membership at the end of September.[41] On 3 October 2016, the organisation's steering committee decided she should cease being vice-chair, but remain a member of the committee itself.[42] Lansman in the Morning Star wrote that they considered Walker's comments about Holocaust Memorial Day "to be ill-informed, ill-judged and offensive though not anti-semitic".[38]

Internal tensions (late 2016–early 2017)

In late October 2016 a short-notice meeting voted to change to One-Member-One-Vote (OMOV) using information technology, instead of a delegate system at the founding principles conference, which was, at that time, planned to be held in February 2017.[43] The meeting also opted to cancel a national committee meeting at which Lansman's opponents had intended to temper his position in the organisation.[44] One connected group, Labour Party Marxists,[45] commented on its website: "This is worse than anything Tony Blair managed to foist on the Labour Party" and ended asserting: "This is an anti-democratic coup".[46] An early December 2016 national committee meeting did, however, take place at which OMOV was rejected.[47]

Momentum women's officer Laura Murray blogged about her fears the Alliance for Workers' Liberty might be attempting to take over the organisation. An AWL member on the steering committee, Jill Mountford, had written of a potential split, accusing Lansman of threatening to walk away if his own views were not supported.

Owen Jones in The Guardian, were seeking to destroy Momentum, perhaps aiming to create a new party.[50] During a BBC interview, Mountford denied such intentions.[51] Meanwhile, at a pre-Christmas rally, Corbyn urged Momentum to unify.[52]

The introduction of a new constitution was announced on 11 January 2017. New members of Momentum were now required to also be members of the Labour Party, with existing Momentum members being given until July to join.[53] Lansman initiated changes via an email: after managing to convince the steering committee, he abolished the national committee and replaced it with a Labour-only national coordinating committee (NCC).[54][55] A new online model of organisation without a regional structure was created with the specific intention of preventing Trotskyists dominating delegated meetings.[56] Lansman resigned as a director of Momentum on 12 January, being replaced by Christine Shawcroft, in order to stand for election to the steering committee, it was reported.[57][58]

A relaunch of the group in early March 2017, with John McDonnell having assisted Lansman, included a first meeting of the new NCC on 11 March and a conference on 25 March, both in Birmingham. Another group, Momentum Grassroots, held its alternative meeting in Birmingham on 11 March.[59]

Stoke and Copeland By-Election

After the Stoke-on-Trent Central and Copeland by-election was called, Momentum mobilised its large activist base to campaign for both elections. Momentum launched two pieces of technology to help this, a Phone Banking web application called Grassroots Now (previously used in Corbyn’s Labour leadership election campaigns in 2015 and 2016), and a carpooling web application to help activists travel to the campaign days from across the country.[60][61][62] Ultimately,  the Labour Party Candidate in Stoke-on-trent, Gareth Snell, won, while Labour’s Candidate in Copeland Gillian Troughton lost by a small margin.

Take Back Control Brexit Tour

Momentum revealed on 14 February 2017 that John McDonnell, Diane Abbott, Rachael Maskell and Clive Lewis would go on a nationwide "Take Back Control" tour organised by The World Transformed of majority Brexit/Leave places such as Barnsley, Bradford, Dagenham, Hastings and Sunderland.[63] Organisers say the tour is aimed at "marginal constituencies and those under threat from Ukip".[64] This series of events will follow the first annual conference of Momentum in Birmingham on 25 March 2017.[59]

2017 General Election Campaign

In the run up to the

General Election on 8 June 2017, Momentum have worked to mobilise voters and encourage volunteers to canvass on behalf of Labour. As part of the campaign, MyNearestMarginal.com, a website which allows voters to search for campaigning events in marginal constituencies closest to them, and ElectionDayPledge.com, where voters can pledge to volunteer on Polling Day, were created. Momentum has also worked with organisers from Bernie Sanders' 2016 Presidential campaign to hold training sessions for volunteers.[65] It drafted in a senior figure from Sanders' campaign, Erika Uyterhoeven, formerly a national director for outer-state organising. The organisation's Facebook page reached 23.7 million views and videos were watched by 12.7 million unique users. In total Momentum spent less than £2,000 advertising on the social media platform.[66] Membership of the organisation increased by 35,000 within four days of the general election.[10]

In May 2017, Noam Chomsky claimed the future of the Labour Party must lie with the left of the party and Momentum. He said, "The constituency of the Labour party, the new participants, the Momentum group and so on... if there is to be a serious future for the Labour party that is where it is in my opinion."[67]

See also

References

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