Does this ring true to you?

Yesterday I asked if the party now makes policy by reshuffle after Stephen Twigg appeared to back free schools. A reader drew my attention to this, from the party website, which sounds somewhat hollow now:

“We consult all members in policy development because we recognise that we stay relevant as a political party through our connections to, and involvement in, our local communities. All members, local parties, affiliates as well as other party stakeholders have the right to a direct say in the party’s policy development.”

That doesn’t sound like the way Labour’s education policy is being developed, does it?