South Shields candidate selected (after shock last minute withdrawal)
A rather interesting selection meeting in South Shields tonight as local councillor Emma Lewell-Buck has been selected to…
Selections
Labour announces European Election candidates
Labour has announced its lists of candidates for the European Parliament elections next year. There will now be…
The ambition to change the Labour Party exists – but does the will?
This has been something of a rollercoaster week for those of us who want the Labour Party to…
South Shields is a chance to do politics differently – why aren’t we taking it?
A week ago David Miliband resigned as MP for South Shields – one of the safest Labour seats in…
Ed Miliband interview: Part two – on selections, community organising and the future of the Labour Party
On Thursday I travelled with Ed Miliband and his community organising “guru” Arnie Graf to Carlisle and Preston…
Will the South Shields candidate be a local one? – Media and blog round-up, March 28th 2013
Subscribers to our morning email get the best of LabourList – including the Media and blog round up…
It would be better if women weren’t told that Open selections were ‘only for men’
Recently LabourList revealed that “open” selections are overwhelmingly won by male candidates. This piece was was written by…
International Women’s Day is over – but Labour are still showing our feminist values
International Women’s Day is over for another year. The purple and green banners have come down and the…
Why aren’t more women winning “open” Labour Party selections?
Update: The list I had seen of open selections appeared to indicate that Warwick and Leamington was an…
Which selections are open, and which are All-women shortlist? (Part 2)
Last month we brought you the first set of decisions from the part’s powerful “Org Sub” committee on…
