Org-Sub report: Which seats are All-Women Shortlists
The NEC’s Organisation Sub-Committee met yesterday. On the agenda, as usual, was the issue of selections. I’m really…
All-Women Shortlists
Cynon Valley CLP ‘go on strike’ in all-women shortlist row
Relations between the Cynon Valley CLP and the Labour Party HQ seem to have deteriorated in the argument…
We must defend all-women shortlists – but they are only part of the solution
Trying to affect lasting change in Westminster can feel like the political equivalent of Groundhog Day. After citing…
Labour stand firm on their decision to use an all-women shortlist in Cynon Valley
The Labour party has stood firm on its decision to use an all-women shortlist (AWS) to select the…
Bootle MP Joe Benton to step down
Yesterday Joe Benton, who has been MP for Bootle for the past 24 years, announced that he would…
Despite the immigration talk, majority of LabourList readers back free movement of labour
In the aftermath of UKIP’s victory in the European elections, immigration has returned to the fore of the British…
Weekly survey: free movement of labour, NHS funding and All-Women Shortlists
Seven Labour MPs have called for Miliband to support restrictions on the free movement of labour within the…
Cynon Valley: local party revolts against all-women shortlists
A row has broken out over all-women shortlists (AWS) in Cynon Valley, Wales. The Labour Party’s decision to…
