From @LabourList
Catch up with the highlights from LabourList this week, with this week’s ShortList…
First, check out this week’s PPC Profile, of Darren Jones, and our interview with political filmmaker Heydon Prowse.
Christine Quigley is the new Chair of London Young Labour – check out her post on LabourList about what she will do.
This week, we also announced the top 5 of your new ideas in a letter to Ed Miliband.
Labour’s leader of local government Jeremy Beecham is to stand down next July.
In an interesting development, Michael Meacher is organising for a “Coalition for Labour Victory”.
Cameron back to bite Cameron: why did he leave the EPP again?
The Chilcot Inquiry opened this week: what can it realistically achieve?
And did Blair go to war to buy suport for the Euro?
Party, People and Policy
“I’m a Labour MP and I’m gay”: celebrating 25 years since Chris Smith’s landmark rally.
Culture clash: Michael Merrick’s brilliant thoughts on how Labour can reconnect with the poor.
Miliband v Miliband: which is the likeliest lad?
In place of cuts: Compass unveil their alternatives to cuts in public services.
Beveridge Basics: has New Labour missed the point on Welfare Reform?
Anthony Painter looks at the cooperative and mutual solutions to the greatest challenge of our time.
Opinion
The UK doesn’t have a debt crisis, says Duncan Weldon, it has an investment crisis.
Brian Barder says that, contrary to media opinion, van Rompuy and Ashton are good appointments.
It’s the fighters and belivers who change our world – in Barking and Dagenham too!
The NHS is Nye’s – what Beveridge have Liberals been drinking?
The voluntary sector must have adequate funding, argues Leeds candidate Rachel Reeves.
Paul Richards is alarmed by the refound smears of good Labour people as Soviets and Subversives.
Inside and outside of the Labour Party, dividing lines are becoming clearer on electoral reform.
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Previous editions of the ShortList
The Queen’s Speech – November 22nd, 2009.
Glasgow North East by-election – November 14th, 2009
Blair and Miliband to Europe? – November 8th, 2009.
Europe and the Primary debate – November 1st, 2009
Griffin on Question Time – October 25th, 2009
Tory numbers – October 17th, 2009
Conseravtive conference – October 10, 2009.
Labour conference – October 3rd, 2009.
A Britain where everyone has a stake and a say – September 5th, 2009.
Teddy Kennedy: a good and decent man – August 29th, 2009.
Election strategy – August 22nd, 2009.
We Love the NHS – August 15th, 2009.
Green shoots are not enough – August 8th, 2009.
Debating ConservativeHome – August 1st, 2009.
Cruddas and Purnell – July 23rd, 2009.
The Ken Livingstone interview – July 18th, 2009.
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