31/03/2026
On 24th March, after a fruitful and honest conversation regarding the future for Your Party Stoke and Newcastle, we voted to leave Your Party and explore other options.
As a direct result of this we have chosen, as an organised group, to suspend our support for Your Party, pending a further meeting to decide a future direction.
Those who want to continue supporting Your Party locally will be able to get involved with official branches when the national party sets them up. However, there has been a collective feeling within our group for sometime now that the national party’s political culture is too toxic, it is obstructing our organising efforts locally, we have lost people who have not wanted to carry on being involved, and we want a positive, outwards-looking project to commit ourselves to.
Two options that received the strongest support in discussion were joining the Green Party or forming a local socialist club that could prioritise community organising and networking.
We have decided to meet next week to make a final decision. If people have ideas about what we should be doing next, we urge you to both attend the meeting and make your feelings felt through our regular channels beforehand.
📅 Weds 8th April 2026
🕰️ 7PM
📍 72 Hartshill Road (B-Arts), ST4 7RB
