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.
Tag: Labour Party Democracy
War on party democracy continues with Hackney takeover
"The London Region of the Labour Party conducted a coup in Hackney North CLP on 7th September, removing all the elected, mainly left wing, CLP Officers and replacing them with three right wing stooges as ‘interim’ officers."
Carmarthen selection – Uproar at lack of transparency, democracy & fairness
Labour members are in revolt at the latest attempt to stich-up a parliamentary selection.
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.
Labour Women’s Conference needs to hear from women’s voices
Jean Crocker, Vice-chair of Labour’s Women’s Conference Arrangements Committee (CAC) sets out the challenges inthe build-up to Labour Women’s Conference.
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.
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.
‘Fiscal Conservatism’ is a political choice Labour should not be making – Mish Rahman reports back from the NPF
Mish Rahman, members' representative on Labour's NEC, details the left's fight to bring positive and transformative policies forward in in the National Policy Forum.
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.“
National Policy Forum Report – Campaign for Labour Party Democracy (CLPD)
Despite difficult circumstances, left representatives fought at the NPF for transformative policies and for Labour to repeal the Tories’ most reactionary legislation.