The ShortList – conference week

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Catch up with some of the highlights on LabourList with the Conference week ShortList…

News
Labour wil get its leadership election after all.

And Huw Lewis is the first to declare.

Raise you: how Gordon is contemplating three TV debates.

Opinion
We should have a referendum on Lisbon, too, writes Olly Deed.

Whatever you think of New Labour, gay rights show that there are respects in which the party has changed Britain for the better and forever, says Laurie Penny.

Anthony Painter on why democratic reformers almost always lose.

A City, United: why Manchester needs an elected mayor.

Conference Overview
Part Severus Snape, part Frank Spencer: Alex Smith talks to John Pienaar.

The message is clear – now let’s get out on the doorsteps, says Tom Scholes-Fogg.

Three stages to fighting back – Gordon style!

Gordon’s Speech
It may be too late, but now we at least have something to fight for.

Rowenna Davis is uncomfortable with the monitored housing for young parents.

But Grace Fletcher-Hackwood explains why we can all get behind the policy.

Was it LabourList wot won it?

From the Fringe
The Fabians: Is Denham advocating a new direction on Welfare?

Progress: Mandy gets warmed up.

The Fabians: Shouldn’t Cruddas and Purnell be writing the Labour manifesto?

Young Fabian pamphlet: Be bold now.

Labour Twinge: who are LabourList’s most influential Twitter followers?

The Sun
Sunder Katwala says it’s never The Sun wot wins it.

Forget about The Sun – we can move our campaigns to the web, says Bryony King.

Paul Richards thinks Labour started the week in a weaker position than when it started.

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