Cambridge University Labour Club
The current logo of Cambridge Universities Labour Club.
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| Abbreviation | CULC |
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| Motto | Independence, Socialism, Solidarity. |
| Predecessor | Cambridge University Fabian Society |
| Formation | 1905 |
| Type | Student political society |
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Honorary President
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Andy Burnham MP, Fitzwilliam |
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Honorary Vice-President
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Alastair Campbell, Gonville and Caius |
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Honorary Vice-President
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Baroness Scotland, Anglia Ruskin |
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Co-Chairs
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Jonty Leibowitz and Imogen Shaw, Sidney Newnham |
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Parent organization
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Labour Party |
| Affiliations | Co-operative Party |
| Website | www |
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Formerly called
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Cambridge University Fabian Society |
The Cambridge Universities Labour Club (CULC) is a student political society, first founded as the Cambridge University Fabian Society in 1905, to provide a voice for Labour Party values of socialism and social democracy at the University of Cambridge. Although the society served only University of Cambridge students for most of its history, in 2007, membership was also opened up to students of Anglia Ruskin Polytechnic. CULC's varied past has seen it go through several disaffiliations with the national Labour Party, including periods in the 1960s and 1970s when it was under the influence of the entryist Militant tendency. It is currently affiliated to the Labour Party, Labour Students, and the Cambridge Constituency Labour Party.
CULC holds regular speaker events, social events, topical discussions and takes part in year-round campaigning activity, with the local Labour Party and on issues decided by the membership. Current campaigns include pursuing a living wage for employees of both universities, tackling pay-day loans, and encouraging ethical investment by Cambridge Colleges. In recent years, the club has hosted a number of high-profile figures including Andrew Adonis, Angela Eagle, Harriet Harman, Hazel Blears, Ed Miliband, David Miliband, Margaret Hodge, Ed Balls, John Prescott, Tristram Hunt, Alan Johnson, Andy Burnham, Iain McNicol, Hilary Benn, Axelle Lemaire and Ken Livingstone.
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