• AV benefits the Lib Dems. It has been estimated by the British election study team at Essex University that under AV the number of Lib Dem MPs would rise…
National Executive Committee 29/30 November 2010
On the Monday NEC members joined the parliamentary Labour party for their weekly meeting, a first for most of us. Alan Johnson, after a widely praised Commons performance, drew attention…
National Policy Forum Gillingham 27 November 2010
The Forum gathered for its first meeting in nearly two years, and I went armed with hundreds of members’ comments on the general political landscape and on current issues. The…
National Executive Committee 21 September 2010
This was Harriet Harman’s last meeting as acting leader. She paid tribute to the new MPs and the veterans for taking the fight to the coalition, and thanked the NEC,…
Shenanigans at Conference
Every year angry CLP delegates complain to us about the way regional briefing meetings are being used to shepherd delegates in a pro-platform direction. On Sunday, at the South West…
Contemporary Issues 2010
Each CLP can submit a Contemporary Issue Proposal to this year’s Annual Conference (closing date 12 noon on 17 September), provided the CLP did not submit a rule change in…
National Policy Forum (Councillor Section)
Vote for Cllr Angela Cornforth Labour Councillor for 20 years, serving on Lewisham and Greenwich Councils, Deputy Leader in both. Treasurer of her Unite Branch and Secretary Greenwich Coop Party.…
Peter Willsman’s Guide to Conference
Peter Willsman's Guide to Conference can be found here. Since the guide was published the CAC has sent the following advice to clps. CAC's criteria for deciding if a contemporary…