Working class candidates need genuine access to the political system – encouragement is not enough
There is a crisis of working class representation in Parliament. While there is no shortage of talented working…
Selections
Party to seek more candidates from the business community – whether they are members or not
At Labour’s first annual business reception – which we told you about yesterday – the party will unveil…
Cardiff South and Penarth by-election – the shortlist
With Alun Michael MP selected as one of Labour’s Police Commissioner candidates, there will be a by-election in…
Helping Outsiders Become the Insiders
When I returned to Parliament after the 2010 General Election I resolved to try and tackle the culture…
Calling time on selection shortcuts
Today I’m at the GMB conference in Brighton, where later one of Labour’s biggest affiliates will be discussing…
Meeting Tweeting
It’s a packed-out hall on a spring evening. Almost two hundred Labour members have gathered to hear the…
The party is trying to treat the symptoms while the disease rages on
Yesterday it was The Guardian. Today it’s The Times. Suddenly the media have developed a fascination with the…
Rewriting the rulebook
‘Labour Party governance’ hardly seems the most inspiring topic. To most party members, the Labour Party constitution and…
In defence of All Women Shortlists
You can almost set your watch by it. Every few years someone – almost invariably a man –…
Helmer’s defection to UKIP ultimately the result of Tory confusion about selection processes
At one level I can’t get very worked up about Roger Helmer MEP defecting from the Tories to…
