Today’s Guardian carried a story misleadingly headlined, Ed Miliband seeks to rewrite Labour’s founding principles. I think that should have read return to Labour’s founding principles. But as ever the devil is in the detail. What is the proposed new Clause 1? Continue reading
Posted by Peter Kenyon
Labour’s unbeatable offer to members – submit a motion
As a constituency labour party (CLP) secretary, I have recently received an invitation from Head Office on behalf of the CLP to submit a contemporary motion for consideration at Annual Conference 2011.
On first sight this is an excellent and timely reminder of a welcome opportunity. Members getting to have a say. But as the worldly wise know, read the small print. So here’s the section of the HO memo relating to how the Conference Arrangements Committee (CAC) will decide what is valid and what is not. Continue reading
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Refounding Labour: conference timetable stitch-up
According to the draft Labour Party Annual Conference timetable, rule changes and other matters arising from the Refounding Labour ‘consultation’ will be ‘decided’ on Sunday 25 September – the first day. The proposals themselves will be tabled at a deferred Organisation Committee on Thursday 15 September, and decided at the Labour’s pre-Conference executive committee on Tuesday 20 September. This is insane. Unless the proposal is for any rule changes to be deferred to a special conference in the late autumn as proposed by Bridgend CLP here. Continue reading
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Ed and the mystery of unpublished Refounding Labour submissions
Come on. It’s the silly season. How many Labour Party members does it take to publish what they think? More than are currently paid up. On present showing, Labour can’t afford openness and transparency, it’s still paying off its debts.
Oh, how Ed must yearn for the days of “Tony wants”, and “Gordon says”. Remember the election that never was in 2007, when reportedly some £1.5 million was spent in preparation for the mockery that was to befall the party? In the 10 months that have elapsed since Ed Miliband was elected leader of the Labour Party, he has faced some formidable internal obstacles to delivering the change he wants. Continue reading
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NEC member fears a pre-Conference fix
Labour Party members are to be denied sight of rule changes arising from the Refounding Labour consultation triggered by Ed Miliband’s election ten months ago. According to veteran constituency representative on the ruling national executive committee, Ann Black, any rule changes to be put to party conference will not be decided until the executive’s next meeting on 20 September. Labour’s Conference 2011 starts in Liverpool four days later. Continue reading
