The ShortList – March 7th

From @LabourList

Catch up with all the last week’s highlights on LabourList with the ShortList.

This week, we published our next instalment of TANKED, with a comprehensive profile of Compass.

Our PPC Profile this week was of South Suffolk’s Emma Bisthon.

Last week, we profiled Kate Green of Stretford and Urmston.

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News

With the sad death of Michael Foot, Paul Richards says we also mourn the loss of a different type of Labour Party.

To mark Foot’s 90th birthday in 2003, Iain Dale interviewed the former Labour leader…

This week we’ve learned more about the imminent TV debates — all the details are here.

Ed Balls has challenged Michael Gove to a debate on education, claiming the Tories are “running scared”…

Over 100,000 contacts a week — why the Labour Party’s web strategy will push the Tories to the Wire…

Opinion

With more revelations about party funding this week, Darrell Goodliffe identifies threats and opportunities for the Labour Party.

Anthony Painter writes a letter to a City worker on why they could support a campaign for a national living wage.

The Labour Party still needs fundamental change at its grassroots, says Alex Smith, as Obama’s former organiser criticises the party’s closed structures…

Andy Newman of Socialist Unity traces the Labourist tradition, from the party’s inception to Blair, as part of LabourList’s link-up with Soundings…

With the publication of her new book “Why Vote Labour” this week, Leeds’ PPC Rachel Reeves gathers some celebrity endorsements…

James Maker was “appalled” to receive a Tory leaflet on immigration, which he mistook for BNP literature…

People, party and policy

After receiving a return card, Alex Smith highlights why the Labour Party should debate immigration seriously, as a “key issue.”

If David Cameron wants to signal his support for single parents, he should ditch his marriage tax breaks, writes Tim Horton.

It is me on Twitter, though the evil handlers worry — Ed Miliband on how politicians use social media to connect with people…

Previous editions of the ShortList

A future fair for all — February 21st, 2010.

The start of Labour’s online push — February 14th, 2010.

Chris Grayling’s “misleading” crime stats — February 7th, 2010.

“Classic New Labour”: The Ed Balls interview — January 31st, 2010.

Where is George Osborne? — January 24th, 2010.

Causes to Fight For — January 17th, 2010.

Hoon-Hewitt gate — January 10th, 2010.

The Copenhagen climate summit — December 20th, 2009.

The PBR — December 16th, 2009

Brown comes out fighting in PQMs — December 6th, 2009.

The Chilcot Inquiry opens — November 29th, 2009.

The Queen’s Speech — November 22nd, 2009.

Glasgow North East by-election — November 14th, 2009

Blair and Miliband to Europe? — November 8th, 2009.

Europe and the Primary debate — November 1st, 2009

Griffin on Question Time — October 25th, 2009

Tory confused numbers — October 17th, 2009

Conseravtive conference — October 10, 2009.

Labour conference — October 3rd, 2009.

A Britain where everyone has a stake and a say — September 5th, 2009.

Teddy Kennedy: a good and decent man — August 29th, 2009.

Election strategy — August 22nd, 2009.

We Love the NHS — August 15th, 2009.

Green shoots are not enough — August 8th, 2009.

Debating ConservativeHome — August 1st, 2009.

Cruddas and Purnell — July 23rd, 2009.

The Ken Livingstone interview — July 18th, 2009.