The Hain report: “disappointing, big-time”

Peter Hain’s consultation and review on Labour Party structure has made its report to Labour’s National Executive: download it here. According to Jon Lansman, joint secretary of the Labour Party Democracy Task Force, which has been campaigning for the review to democratise and open up Labour Party conferences so that Labour becomes “a living, breathing party”, the report will “disappoint, big-time”.

Bad news as Labour deadline approaches

Over the next month Constituency Labour Parties (CLPs) will be discussing their responses to the Labour Party’s review of its structures, and considering whether to submit rule changes. The deadline is 24 June.

Rule-change proposals for Labour conference 2011

The Campaign for Labour Party Democracy has circulated some suggested rule changes your Constituency Labour Party (CLP) might wish to consider.

If you’re starving, you need food, not blather

Peter Hain, appointed to the job by Labour leader Ed Miliband, has put out a document, “Refounding Labour”, which is to be the new basis for the review of party structure opened by the Labour conference in 2010.

Labour youth rebel against undemocracy

The undemocratic running of the Young Labour conference, in Glasgow on 12-13 February, has angered Young Labour members. See these reports, by Hazel Nolan and Ed Maltby.

Draft motion for union conferences 2011

Please consider adapting this draft as a motion to go to your union’s conference in 2011.

Labour Party Democracy Task Force launches website

The Labour Party Democracy Task Force has launched a website: click here to check it out!

Labour conference should lead against cuts!

In a leaflet for Labour Party conference, SCSTF has called on the conference to take a bold stand against the Tory cuts and start reconstructing Labour democracy.

Vote Diane Abbott – and organise!

Click here to download this as pdf.

A delegate at the Unison Labour Link conference (2 July) reports that at the Labour leadership hustings there Diane Abbott offered a clear alternative to the ex-Cabinet candidates on privatisation, PFI, low pay, and housing – but was no stronger on trade union freedom than the others.

John McDonnell for Labour leader!

There is discussion on the Labour and trade union left of John McDonnell, left-wing Labour MP for Hayes and Harlington and Chair of the Labour Representation Committee, standing for Labour leader. We urge all socialist and trade union activists to back this campaign.

More details soon. For the John4Leader Facebook group see here.