The ShortList – October 25th

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Catch up with some of the highlights on LabourList over the last week with the ShortList, below…

Check out the LabourList Full BlogList – the 101 best progressive forums on the web (plus a few additions).

Plus, this week’s PPC Profile, of Glasgow North East’s Willie Bain.

Griffin on Question Time
Unanimous mockery: the verdict from the papers and blogs.

Watch that video of Griffin and the leader of the Ku Klux Klan.

What did Bonnie Greer really think of sitting next to the BNP leader?

The rise of the BNP is partly the result of Labour’s failure on housing and immigration, says Barking MP Margaret Hodge.

Simon Weston and Andy McNab say there’s Nothing British about the BNP…

Anthony Painter looks at the real forgotten voices of British politics.

News
Hillary Clinton met William Hague this week – and warned him about the dangers of European isolationism.

Harriet: I will not stand for the leadersghip “under any circumstances”.

Is there a connection between the Tories hunt policy and the £25,000 lobbyist donation?

The postal workers are srtiking – Paul Halsall wants our Labour government to do more to support them.

Jan Moir, the “unnatural death” and the 22,000 complaints at her homophobic article.

Gordon Brown says there is “no plan B” for the planet after Copenhagen.

The government was whipped to vote against adopting 10:10 targets this week. Ed Miliband explains why…

Opinion
Our manifesto will be one to be proud of, writes Paul Richards.

Labour must rediscover ethical foreign policy if it is to reconnect with its voters, says Mathew Hulbert.

The Westminster Village is getting all Twittered away, says social media man Luke Bozier.

Can’t stop the blog! For LabourList and the HuffPo, Laurie Penny looks at the power of the internet and political thought.

Ideology is back in politics – it’s time our language kept up and we remembered our socialist roots.

Party & Policy
David Lammy says the new Tory plans to give discounts on student loans paid off early is grossly unfair.

Labour muist be clearer about where it stands on the BBC.

Previous editions of the ShortList
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