Nick Brown, metro mayors and tackling abuse – Alice Perry’s latest NEC report
Report from October’s NEC equalities, disputes and organisational committee meetings: Improving diversity of political representation The equalities committee and…
All-Women Shortlists
Corbyn and Smith commit to role for women in top two Labour jobs
Jeremy Corbyn and Owen Smith have both committed to ten “groundbreaking” promises to improve the poor representation of…
Hillary Clinton’s success should spur us to do more for women in the Labour Party
When Hillary Clinton made her nomination speech I found myself glued to the screen, watching a defining moment…
All-women shortlists are working – and the evidence proves it
I joined the Labour Party because I want a more equal society. That includes equal representation for women…
My guide to better representing women – and, yes, men must also play a role
A few weeks ago the Young Fabians launched their Women in Leadership series which highlights women’s significant under-representation in…
Amina Ali selected to contest George Galloway in Bradford West
Amina Ali has today been selected as the Labour candidate for Bradford West. Labour lost the seat to…
Are shortlists shortchanging BME and women candidates?
Recently, there have been calls for an All Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) shortlist to complement Labour’s All-Women Shortlists. At…
Weekly Survey: Darling v Salmond, NEC results and Austin Mitchell
Yesterday’s televised debate between Alistair Darling and Alex Salmond was the second of the Scottish referendum campaign. Salmond…
Why we can’t do without All-Women Shortlists
The perennial issue of All Women Shortlists (AWS) has raised its head again, with Cynon Valley CLP extremely…
AWS row – Might Ann Clwyd cancel her retirement from parliament and stand in 2015?
Despite announcing that she was stepping down as MP for Cynon Valley earlier this year, Ann Clwyd might…
