Ray Collins emails party members ahead of special conference (coincidentally)
Do any of you believe in coincidences? Earlier today I wrote about how members were being left out…
Party Reform
Will Labour members get a say on party reform before it’s too late?
The Labour Party reaches a major milestone two weeks today – although you probably haven’t heard about it.…
The way Labour elects its leader WILL change – but have negotiations broken down?
Labour’s special conference is only six weeks away – but reports this morning suggest that negotiations have broken…
Expecting fireworks at the special conference? Think again…
Veteran observers of Labour Party infighting expecting the 1 March Special Conference at the ExCel centre to be…
Is the debate on party reform missing the point (again)?
The deadline for submissions to the Collins Review is less than two weeks away, the process – most…
Collins Review – opportunities to be seized and traps to be avoided
Ray Collins has a tough assignment. But, based on my consultations with party and trade union members across…
Has the Collins Review actually made any progress yet?
Today the Guardian reports that the party might consider delaying changes to the Labour/union link for five years…
“A real discussion about how we change the country” – Ed Miliband speaks to us on “movement politics” and party reform
“When I’m talking about party reform, I’m not just talking about in terms of a dry discussion about…
Ray Collins publishes interim report on Labour’s links with trade unions
An interim report into Labour’s relationship with the trade unions has been published today. The report was…
Miliband avoided jeers and heckles at the TUC, but behind the scenes tempers are fraying
Ed Miliband will have been relatively happy with his speech at the TUC yesterday – although far less…
