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Important announcements are displayed on our homepage. This page archives recent news relevant to CULC:
Local Elections
CULC members were out in force during the 2008 local election campaign, and fielded a total of three candidates for the Labour Party:
- Nick Dale, in Market Ward
- Will Redfern, in Newnham Ward
- Sam Wakeford, in Castle Ward
For more details about CULC's political activity in Cambridge, and to check which ward you live in, visit our Elections page.
CULC's talks.cam list is now operational!
You can sign-up to our talks.cam list to receive automatic notification of details of all of our events, along with optional email reminders.
David Lammy MP advertises post through CULC
Minister of Culture David Lammy was looking among our members for a Social Policy Research Assistant to work in his Westminster office (details here). Application deadline has now passed.
Hutton declares for Hazel Blears
In a wide-ranging talk to CULC, John Hutton declared his support for Hazel Blears in the deputy leadership contest. Read the report here.
Clive Stafford-Smith visits CULC
To read the report of the leading civil liberties lawyer's talk, click here.
Cambridge Living Wage Coalition
CULC establishes the Cambridge Living Wage Coalition, campaigning for a living wage of at least £6.50 per hour of work for all employees of Cambridge colleges. Visit the campaign's website here.
Labour 'Confidence' Victory at Cambridge Union
CULC and Labour Parliamentary Candidate for Cambridge Daniel Zeichner were successful in jointly defeating the motion 'This House has no confidence in Her Majesty's Government', despite the combined efforts of former Tory leader Michael Howard and Liberal Democrat deputy leader Vince Cable. To read the edition of Cambridge Labour Party newsletter CAMaraderie including coverage of the event, click here.
Disaffiliation from Labour Students
CULC passed a motion at the 2006 AGM to disaffiliate from the National Organisation of Labour Students. To read the press release, click here.
Prince Charles
According to letters leaked back in 2002, Prince Charles had plans to join CULC. To read the Guardian article from the time, click here.
(For older material, check through our archive, too).
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