Unite halves affiliation fees to Labour – but pledges to help Labour make general election a “fair fight”
As expected, Unite’s Executive have today agreed to half the number of members they affiliate to the Labour…
Party Reform
Is Blair planning a “large donation” to the Labour Party?
We already know that Labour’s finances are about to take a hit with Unite likely to cut affiliation…
Miliband’s reforms go much further than anticipated: they also owe a surprising debt to the legacy of the New Left
When Ed Miliband launched his review of Labour’s structure in a speech at St Brides last July, many…
Now it’s all about the implementation
Phew! Labour just managed to radically reform itself and increase its internal democracy and transparency, without a massive…
Miliband welcomes support of David Owen as SDP “turncoat” (almost) returns to the fold
Lord Owen – who left the Labour Party to found the SDP 33 years ago – has announced…
We are grabbing this opportunity with both hands
Anything that has lasted 100 years can’t all be wrong, but it probably could do with a health…
Today went about as well for Miliband (and Ray Collins) could have hoped
When special conference was first announced, I must admit I wasn’t sure how it would go. In fact,…
This isn’t “Mission Accomplished” for Miliband – party reform requires permanent revolution
It’s tempting to see today’s special conference in London as the end of a process. Miliband’s party reforms…
“If you vote for these reforms you will be voting for Labour to be a movement again”: What Ed Miliband will tell Special Conference
Special conference is now just a matter of hours away, and Ed Miliband will be expecting his proposed…
One union will be voting against Miliband’s party reforms tomorrow
Whilst most of Labour’s affiliated unions – including the largest half a dozen – will be voting in…
