To commemorate 50 years of the Campaign for Labour Party Democracy (CLPD), Jeremy Corbyn describes how transformative polices depend on empowering the membership.
Tag: Democracy
CLPD celebrates 50th Anniversary with special Campaign Briefing edition
CLPD celebrates it's 50th anniversary with a special edition of campaign briefing covering a wide range of policy issues, this year’s Annual Conference, and internal party democracy.
The Sound of Silence – Wolverhampton West CLP
An anonymous Wolverhampton West CLP member writes on the dismantling of local party democracy and candidate selection chaos.
Unite against Starmer’s attacks on labour democracy
The recent blocking of Mish Rahman yet again showed contempt for Labour Party democracy — we need permanent campaigning for the right of members to decide, writes Matt Willgress.
The People of Peru continue their struggle for democracy
It is vital that the British Labour movement continues to spread awareness of the extreme repression faced by the Peruvian movement for democracy, writes Logan Williams.
Obituary: Labour Party Democracy in Wolverhampton West
After continued interference from the regional and central Labour party in the democratic process of selecting a candidate, local members mourn the death of democracy in Wolverhampton West.
Stand with Mish Rahman – let the members decide!
“What is needed urgently from the Left is a determination to keep this issue permanently on the agenda – and not let anger at different individual cases fizzle out.“
Asymmetry of power and access to parliament is eating our body politic – Jon Trickett MP
Jon Trickett tackles the murky funding of All Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) that sees corporations gain access to our democracy ahead of the people it's meant to serve.
Mish Rahman responds to factional and undemocratic blocking in parliamentary selection process
"As a two term, currently elected member of Labour’s NEC, I have chaired panels for longlisting in other Parliamentary selections – I am therefore allowed to longlist candidates but not to be longlisted myself."
Johnson’s lies are no anomaly, the Tories will always put their own interests first – Ian Lavery MP
"Boris Johnson has always seen himself as above the law... yet too many were pulled in by the circus act and the consequences were sadly desperate."