Labor Party Standing Committee

[Talleyrand]

I second the motions to join the Progressive Alliance and Socialist International, as well as establishing a youth league within our party, for the reasons TNF has outlined above. I will also support the potential union with the New Democratic Party, although that is a proposal which will have to be approved by that respective party as well.



However, I do insist that this party adopt the common pig as our mascot. This animal has served humanity for tens of thousands of years, and has been wrongly maligned by those who see it as a symbol of filth; a similarity to the way many elitists view the working class.

(This is also a way to honor Bacon King for his service to the party.)

[Talleyrand]

Even if I don't always agree with it, Labor has, so far, prided itself in sticking to being a big tent.. for socialists of all stripes. But that is what we have always stuck to. I hope that is what we always try to stick to. We shouldn't appeal to everyone. We are who we are.

I tend to agree with this. Labor is a broad coalition of socialists, social democrats, social liberals, and the like, but there are some key tenets we hold onto, and that means we won't suddenly transform our platform to accommodate everyone. I am probably at the very right of this party, but I'm sufficiently of the Left to feel comfortable as a Laborite.

[Talleyrand]

I resign as General Secretary of the Labor Party of Atlasia, effective immediately. I simply haven't found the time to fulfil the duties required by this position over the past month or more, and it would be a disservice for the party for me to continue in a position of leadership at this time. To my fellow Laborites, thank you for entrusting me with this position and I apologize for my inability to do the job. It would be better for Labor to have someone much more engaged and active in this role in the lead-up to the next federal election.

Being a member of the Labor Party has been a great experience, and I certainly plan to stay involved in the party if and when given opportunities to do so in the future.