David Miliband: Labour needs to rebuild from the bottom up

By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982

Writing for the new grassroots website Labour Values, launched via LabourList two weeks ago, David Miliband has again outlined his view that Labour should become a mass participation movement.

“I want to lead the reorganisation of our party and the renewal of our movement. I want to rebuild from the bottom up: finding ways to engage far better the three million trade union levy payers linked to our party whilst looking at free membership and other means of engaging people. This is easy to say but hard to do.

It starts with relationships and conversations in communities not corridors. It starts in this campaign, which must be as much about you as me. I want to hear from the signatories of the Labour Values petition to find out how we can once again become a mass participation movement. To hear from members, CLP officers, councillors and community groups about how we can empower people to shape and change their own neighbourhoods.”

Read the full Labour Values piece here.