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By Emma Burnell / @scarletstand Let's be clear - Labour has done really well on issues of Gender Equality. When you look at the Labour benches in the commons the difference is stark between our mixed benches and the swathes of men in grey…
By Emma Burnell / @scarletstand Yesterday I attended my first ever National Policy Forum. I'm sure there were plenty there who have been old hands on the Forum who will have more to compare the day to, but my impression of the day was a…
By Emma Burnell / @scarletstand I've been a member of the party since I was 15 years old. I have stuck with it, as I have the sense to understand that it is when the left splinters that the right wins. I also know that it's not about…
By Emma Burnell / @scarletstand The Labour Party are in the long running process of reviewing it's Partnership into Power process, the way in which policy is decided by the party as a whole, by the National Policy Forum and by members. This…
By Emma Burnell / @scarletstand I don't want to mince words. I found Phil Woolas's leaflets inexcusable and indefensible. When I saw the Labour Party logo on them my stomach turned. I am ashamed that they were ever delivered in the name of…
By Emma Burnell / @scarletstand The extremely heated discussion over changes to housing have - so far - tended to focus solely on the housing benefit cap. Hence the utter glee when these words were rooted out of the Labour manifesto…
By Emma Burnell / @Scarletstand The story of the survival and rescue of the Chilean Mineworkers is an extraordinary tale of the best of humanity. No one watching could fail to be moved by their strength, dignity and courage. But we shold…
By Emma Burnell I'm not surprised or disappointed that Alan Milburn has agreed to work for the coalition, I'm surprised and disappointed that a man like this ever managed to make his way through the Labour ranks in the first place. For…
By Emma Burnell Dear Andy, David, Diane, Ed & Ed, As you set of on your hols I thought I'd give you a few thoughts to chew over. I know you're getting advice from every quarter at the moment, but with all of you expressing a greater…
By Emma Burnell On Monday, I attended the Fabian Society hustings for the Labour leadership, and was pleased to ask the following question: "Are you a Socialist, and if so, what does that mean to you?". All the candidates answered the first…
By Emma Burnell / @scarlettstand Becoming a new member of a political party can and should be a really exciting experience. It's a chance to make new friends, get involved in local and national politics and make a difference to the world we…
By Emma Burnell In 1992 the Labour Party lost an election we had expected to win. This was over half my lifetime ago, and the repercussions are still being felt even now. "New Labour" can be an amorphous phrase, and everyone who uses it…
