Collective (organisation)
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{{Short description|UK political organisation}}
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{{Infobox political party
| name = Collective
| logo = Logo_of_the_Collective_(political_party).png
| colorcode = Gray
| secretary_general = Pamela Fitzpatrick
| foundation = 2023
| website = [https://we-are-collective.org/about we-are-collective.org]
| country = United Kingdom
| founders = Karie Murphy
Pam Fitzgerald
Justin Schlosberg
| colours = {{color box|Gray}} Grey
| membership = 4,000+
| position = Left-wing{{Cite web |last=O'Grady |first=Sea |date=3 July 2025 |title=Could a new party led by Jeremy Corbyn reshape politics? |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/politics-explained/jeremy-corbyn-collective-new-party-independent-mps-b2782210.html |website=The Independent |language=en |quote=Last September, Corbyn addressed a meeting aimed at founding a new left-wing party, Collective; his faithful ally...}}
| regional = Collective Scotland
}}
Collective is a left-wing political organisation in the United Kingdom that was founded in 2023 by Karie Murphy, British trade unionist and former executive director of the leader of the opposition under Jeremy Corbyn.{{Cite web |last=Kenyon |first=Megan |date= 4 July 2025 |title=Zarah Sultana's big messy surprise for Jeremy Corbyn |url=https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2025/07/zarah-sultanas-big-messy-surprise-for-jeremy-corbyn |website=New Statesman}} Pamela Fitzpatrick is the director of Collective.{{Cite web |date=27 May 2025 |title=The New Party, Beyond London |url=https://novaramedia.com/2025/05/27/the-new-party-beyond-london/ |website=Novara Media |language=en}}
History
On 15 September 2024,{{Cite web |last=Sivier |first=Mike |date=16 September 2024 |title=At last the UK is to have a left-wing political party to challenge the right |url=https://voxpoliticalonline.com/2024/09/16/at-last-the-uk-is-to-have-a-left-wing-political-party-to-challenge-the-right/ |website=Vox Political |language=en-US}} days after Independent Alliance was formed, Jeremy Corbyn attended a private meeting held by Collective. The attendees of the event included Len McCluskey, Karie Murphy and Jamie Driscoll. Corbyn gave an opening speech at the event, with founders of the party saying that they are going to begin "drawing up democratic structures" for a new party to launch. An unnamed source said that Corbyn's attendance was not official endorsement of Collective and that he was there only to "listen and share a variety of views about the way forward for the left".{{Cite news |last=Elgot |first=Jessica |date=15 September 2024 |title=Jeremy Corbyn addresses meeting on formation of new leftwing party |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/sep/15/jeremy-corbyn-addresses-meeting-new-leftwing-party-collective |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}
Corbyn's former adviser, Andrew Murray, speaking in a podcast by GB News, said that that discussions about a new party had started since Corbyn was kicked out of the Labour Party. He said that the name of the new party would be choosen by its members and that "Collective" or "Arise" could be possible choices.{{cite news |last=Francis |first=Sam |title=Corbyn's new party - is it happening and could it damage Labour? |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cedg56670qdo |work=BBC News |date=4 July 2025}} The Morning Star said that two plans for the establishment of the new party were being considered: the first plan would involve Corbyn joining Collective as interim leader; in the second plan, he would join a new unnamed party with Zarah Sultana as co-leader.
Platform
Collective said that it was created to "drive the formation of a new, mass-membership political party of the left". Pamela Fitzpatrick, director of the Collective, said that they have "seen the rise of the far right" and are feeling "politically homeless" and that they need a "real movement that can fill that gap”. Its promotional video encouraged people to "take on both the Labour-Tory establishment" and "rigged political system".
Organisation
Collective has a branch in Scotland, Jim Monaghan is an "Interim Scottish Secretariat" of the group. He said that he is going to build "a full-fledged electoral alliance of the Scottish left" to run in the 2026 Scottish parliament election.{{Cite web |last=Jackson |first=Lucy |date=6 July 2025 |title=Details emerge of Scottish arm of new Corbyn project |url=https://www.thenational.scot/news/25292373.new-scottish-left-wing-party-set-corbyn-announcement/ |website=The National |language=en}}
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