A reform in line with the principles of One Member, One Vote
The scale of Ed Miliband’s reforms he wants to drive through is daunting in its ambition. There will…
Membership
“It’s up to the Labour Party to recruit Labour members” – LabourList interviews Unison’s Dave Prentis
Dave Prentis has been General Secretary of Britain’s second largest union, Unison, for over twelve years, leading over…
Miliband to tell TUC that his reforms are a “historic opportunity” but also a “risk” and a “massive challenge”
After much build up, Ed Miliband will stand up in Bournemouth at 11.30 this morning and tell Trade…
FAO Ray Collins: A modest proposal
Labour doesn’t have a funding crisis…yet. But the task of avoiding one as a result of the (Ray)…
An Open Letter to Jim Messina
Dear Jim, Welcome to British politics. We’re all a bit surprised that you have signed up to the…
5 things the Collins Review needs to get right on the Labour-Union link
Today Labour’s NEC are meeting, and Ed Miliband’s recent speech on Labour and the Union link are likely…
Labour Party announces scrapping of “Union Join” membership scheme
The Labour Party have just released the following statement, announcing that the “Union Join” scheme has been scrapped:…
We live in a political age of muscular membership
Last weekend, Labour Students passed a motion at their conference stating that they would not campaign for any…
Tory membership slumps under Cameron (and Labour’s membership numbers aren’t rosy either)
Since David Cameron became leader of the Tory Party – this is what has happened to their membership:…
Capturing the mood
At times in its history the Labour Party has captured the mood and appeared to offer the route…
