A manic week in Labour politics – and our six articles with the most hits are dominated by the Falkirk selection debacle, as one would expect.
- Simon Danczuk vs Owen Jones on welfare – the video – the Labour MP for Rochdale said that Osborne’s extension of the delay in JSA payments from three to seven days was “fair enough”. This is what followed.
- Blairites are up in arms about Falkirk because they fear they’ve lost their monopoly in fixing seats – Michael Meacher argues that the Progress tendency display bare-faced hypocrisy by crying foul play over Falkirk.
- Progress have been stoking the flames but it’s time for Ed & Len to turn the heat down – Jon Lansman says it’s time for party HQ to diffuse the situation, rather than making statements that play into the Tories’ hands
- Falkirk, and the developing row between Labour and UNITE – this was Andy Newman’s analysis of the debacle before it became front-page news
- All union levy-payers should be able to vote in Labour selections – Jon Lansman proposes a solution that would make union involvement in parliamentary selections simpler and more transparent
- Daily Mail says 70% of Labour candidates have union links – inquiry demanded – the party rules say Labour candidates must be trade union members, so what are the other 30 per cent up to?