by Peter Willsman Secretary of the Campaign for Labour Party Democracy and member of Labour’s NEC. The public’s disgust at the goings-on at Westminster is being exploited by the supporters…
Response to current party crisis – draft motion
In light of the June 4th election results and the recent disruption in the party, the Campaign for Labour Party Democracy (CLPD) have prepared a draft motion for local parties…
Organising for Change – building on the left victory in Young Labour
by Cat Smith The dust has settled after a decisive result at Labour Youth Day in April. After years of campaigning for democracy in Young Labour we saw our first…
No Love Lost For Labour’s Hard Right
The Guardian’s Comment is Free has published a contribution from Ken Livingstone this weekend on the situation facing the government. You can take part in the debate online by clicking…
NEC Meeting 19 May 2009
What had originally intended to be a short business meeting was eventually a long meeting dominated by an issue not on the agenda – namely MPs’ expenses – which was…
End dodgy parliamentary selection processes
by Gaye Johnston Equal opportunities selection processes for vital public sector jobs are now the UK norm. The system was pioneered by Labour Councils in the 1980s when the author…
Young Labour Conference 2009 – Elections
Sam Tarry for Young Labour Chair Cat Smith & Tulip Siddiq as Equalities Officers for Young Labour There are several opportunities to score victories on the left at this Saturday’s…
Review of ‘Extending and Renewing Party Democracy’
The General Secretary has invited CLPs to comment on the implementation of Gordon Brown’s proposals for ‘Extending and Renewing Party Democracy’. These were adopted in 2007 and a review was…
Centre Left Grassroots Alliance backs Sam Tarry for Young Labour Chair
Young Labour Conference 2009 Why I’m Backing Sam Tarry By Luke Pearce – Battersea CLP Youth & Student Officer, London Young Labour Executive The choice won’t be a difficult one…
NEC meeting 24 March 2009
It was the day of the Leader’s speech to the European parliament in Strasbourg so Gordon Brown wasn’t present. Ann Black, vice chair of the NEC as well as a…