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Cambridge University Labour Club

Cambridge Universities Labour Club
CULC logo.jpg
The current logo of Cambridge Universities Labour Club.
Abbreviation CULC
Motto Independence, Socialism, Solidarity.
Predecessor Cambridge University Fabian Society
Formation 1905
Type Student political society
Location
Honorary President
Andy Burnham MP, Fitzwilliam
Honorary Vice-President
Alastair Campbell, Gonville and Caius
Honorary Vice-President
Baroness Scotland, Anglia Ruskin
Co-Chairs
Jonty Leibowitz and Imogen Shaw, Sidney Newnham
Parent organization
Labour Party
Affiliations Co-operative Party
Website www.cambridgeuniversitieslabour.co.uk
Formerly called
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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