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CLPD campaigns for:

  • a real policy-making Annual Conference

  • an effective and accountable NEC

  • the defence of the Trade Union link

  • more progressive Labour candidates for elected office who are women or BAME; and, generally, for an increase in candidates with a working-class background, to counteract the current unacceptable under-representation

  • a local electoral college for choosing leaders of council Labour Groups

  • an internal Party ombudsperson

  • a clear jobs and growth policy in sharp opposition to the Tories and austerity

    • CLPD supports the Charter for a Democratic Conference

    1. At least 50% of conference time should be reserved for contributions in policy debates by delegates

    2. The criteria for motions should be flexible and fair

    3. Conference should choose the right policies, not rubber stamp them

    4. Conference decisions and all papers should be available online to party members

    5. The structure of conference needs a review by the Conference Arrangements Committee

    For further news visit http://www.grassrootslabour.net and www.leftfutures.org

    Nominations for Party officers

    We urgently need you to do your best to secure nominations for CLGA-backed candidates to those national Labour Party offices that are up for election this year. These are: Conference Arrangements Commmittee, CLP section: KATY CLARK MP and PETER WILLSMAN; National Constitutional Committee: GARY HEATHER.

    If you click on the names above, you can download their letters seeking support to take to your GC. The deadline for nominations is Friday 21 June 2013 at 5pm.

    Campaign Briefing 76: special 40th year anniversary edition

    With articles from Billy Hayes, Diane Abbott MP, Jim Mortimer, Gavin Strang, Chris Mullin, and others, and unique material from the archives. Click here to download pdf.

    CLPD's proposals for Rule Changes to be submitted to Labour conference 2013

    Click here to read the suggested Rule Changes online.

    Click here to download the suggested Rule Changes as pdf.

    CLPD supports the Charter for a Democratic Conference

    Click here to read the Charter online.

    Click here to download the Charter as pdf.

    CLPD fringe meeting at TUC Congress 2013

    Tuesday 10 September, from 12.30pm at the Hermitage Hotel (directly opposite the conference centre).

    CLPD fringe meetings at Labour Party conference 2013

    Briefing: Saturday 21 September, 6pm, at the Royal Albion Hotel (very near the pier).

    Review of conference: Tuesday 24 September, 6pm, at the Royal Albion Hotel.

    CLPD Annual General Meeting 2013

    CLPD AGM 2013 was held on Saturday 23 February, from 11.30am at Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL. Read the report here.

    "Yellow pages" briefings from Annual Conference 2012

    2012: Sunday

    2012: Monday

    2012: Tuesday

    2012: Wednesday

    2012: Thursday

    Campaign Briefing no.75, autumn 2012

    Mick Whelan on Labour and the trade unions • Pete Willsman: Annual conference alert 2012 • Kelvin Hopkins MP: Life with Ed • Michael Meacher MP: Tory economic policy on fire • Anton Wahlberg: Justice for Lutfur Rahman • Jim Mackechnie: Glasgow scapegoated for Labour's failure in Scotland • Keith Ewing: Labour needs a watchdog

    Christine Shawcroft: Spotlight on the NPF • Noel Foy: Parliamentary reselection - a suitable case for treatment • Jim Kennedy: Labour's NEC - a trade union viewpoint • Sheila Triggs: Labouring for Peace, review of book with same title • Dominic Curran: Spotlight on Labour Students • Colin Burgess: A review of Dexter Whitfield's In Place of Austerity • Tel's Tales: Neo-liberal blinkers et al

    Laura Davison: Seddon's World, a review of Mark Seddon's Standing for Something • David Beere: French lessons for Labour • Kate Osamor and Martha Osamor: Rebuilding Tottenham • David Gardner: Hang onto the Branches • CLPD TUC fringe and conference highlights • More Bitebacks

    Click here to download Campaign Briefing no.75

    Extra: Jim Mackechnie on "Glasgow scapegoated".

    Extra: Comments on Campaign Briefing 75 by Ann Phillips.



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