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updated...4 July 2008
NEC elections: don't forget to vote!
You should by now have received your ballot paper for the NEC elections. Please don't miss out on your opportunity to vote for the candidates supported by the Centre-Left Grassroots Alliance: Mohammed Azam, Ann Black, Peter Kenyon, Ellie Reeves, Christine Shawcroft and Pete Willsman.
The latest NEC report from the CLGA members is now available on the Campaign Group News website - go to http://www.poptel.org.uk/scgn/story.php?articleID=24311
Suggested amendments to NPF documents
No limit on number of submissions; closing date: 20th June
This is a new procedure - won through CLPD’s campaigning and with the support of the CWU. Every CLP can now submit textual amendments to the National Policy Forum policy documents.
CLPD has drafted a total of 51 amendments, with supporting arguments. The document - which has been emailed to all CLPs - is available in Acrobat pdf format (13pp; 76Kb) by clicking here. For a summary of the amendments, click on the "national policy forum" link above.
You can download the NPF documents and see more details of the procedure at membersnet http://members.labour.org.uk (see under Resources > Partnership in Power) but copies have been sent to your CLP secretary.
Don’t miss this opportunity to influence policy! It is vital that your CLP submits amendments by 20th June. There is no limit to how many!
It is also vital this year that your CLP sends a good delegate with a clear mandate
to party conference at which the policy documents (including minority positions)
will be voted on. Please ask your CLP Secretary when submitting amendments to the
party (to be done online) to indicate that copies should go to the six NEC
constituency members, but please also inform CLPD yourself (by snail mail,
phone or email (details above) which amendments have been agreed.
Model rule changes for 2008 Conference
CLPD's model rule changes are now available. There are seven changes in the downloadable document, covering the following topics:
- CLPS to have the right to submit a rule change AND a contemporary issue
- OMOV for NPF CLP section
- More NEC seats for CLPs
- Ministers to be ineligible to serve on CAC
- To provide for a charter of members’ rights
- To provide for a Labour Party Code of Ethics
- To create a Labour Party Ombudsperson
Click here to download a pdf file (160Kb) with the text of the proposals, each accompanied by supporting arguments.
Grassroots Alliance candidates for the NEC and NCC
The following were successful in receiving substantial nominations from the 194 CLPs which made any.:
For the National Executive Committee
Mohammed Azam (70)
Ann Black (180)
Peter Kenyon (64)
Christine Shawcroft (99)
Peter Willsman (122)
Pete Willsman's News from the NEC
The latest report-back from Peter Willsman, constituency representative on the Party's National Executive Committee is now available for downloading. Click here to open (103kb). Please circulate widely.
NEC Reports
Reports of NEC meetings compiled by Grassroots Alliance representatives are published in 
Recent reports can be found on the SCGN website using the following links.
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Successful AGM
CPLD held a lively and well attended Annual General Meeting on Saturday 23 February at Conway Hall in central London.
A number of decisions taken in preparation for this year’s Labour Party annual conference. Walter Wolfgang gave his last NEC member report, as he stands down in October. He criticised the NEC for giving too many powers away and losing control of the party finances.
Kelvin Hopkins MP gave the Parliamentary Party Report, commenting that although there had been a continuation of Blairite policies under Brown, changes were happening below the surface. The Commons’ vote by 140 Labour MP’s to support agency workers’ rights yesterday was a sign of that change.
Jon Cruddas MP spoke of his deputy leadership campaign.
To see the press release issued after the AGM, click here.
Conference editions of Campaign Briefing
Campaign Briefing is published by CLPD and other partners in the Centre Left Grassroots Alliance. Distributed at Conference, it will be uploaded to the website daily. They are available on this page.
Pete Willsman's Guide to Conference 2007 Edition
The new and updated version is now available for downloading on pdf format. Click here.
Campaign Briefing Autumn issue published
The way forward for Labour: what’s left for the left?
Campaign Briefing number 70 is now available for downloading. Copies have been sent to all CLPD supporters.
Click here to download the pdf file (611kb) now.
It includes edited versions of five reports, all of which are available in full (MS Word format):
Say no to no say
Within days of his coronation, Gordon Brown laid bare his plans for reducing the decision-making status of the Party Conference and the CLPs and affiliated organisations of which it is comprised. His plans would abolish at a stroke our right to submit "contemporary" motions for Conference debate and decision.
His proposals, ironically titled “Extending and renewing Party Democracy”, would transfer power from the Party Conference as a whole to the National Policy Forum, the Joint Policy Committee and a crude take-it-or-leave-it ballot of individual Party members.
CLPD believes that the proposals
represent a serious threat to genuine Party democracy and urges Party
organisations to submit responses before the deadline on Friday September
14th to the Labour Party, 39 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0HA or via
labour.org/membersnet.
Click here to
download a draft respsone for your local use. (2 pages, 77kb).
Click here to see the list of candidates for the National Executive Committee. the Conference Arrangements Committee and the National Policy Forum. Make sure your delegate(s) support them!Grassroots candidates for 2007 Party elections
Hayden Phillips report: new threat to TU link
The Labour Party’s historic link to the trade union movement is under threat. Sir Hayden Phillips, appointed by the Prime Minister to carry out the review of political party funding, is considering making a series of recommendations that would dramatically undermine the trade union — Labour Party relationship. In particular he has indicated he favours capping donations from trade unions and undermining the collective voice of union members in the party.
Click here to download a CLPD Briefing on the proposals.
Recruit another supporter and/or give us your dosh!
CLPD relies on its network of supporters to spread the word. You can download a recruitment leaflet to print off and distribute. Click here to download the pdf version (171kb)
We desperately need your money to continue our work. If you are in paid employment, a relatively painless way of making a regular donation is to use a Standing Order. Please click here to download a form (PDF format, 29Kb).
Centre-Left Grassroots Alliance
Click on the link above
for the results of the elections to the Constituency division of the
NEC.
New officers and Executive Committee
CLPD's 2005 AGM marked the end of an era. After devoting most of their lives to CLPD for the last 30 years, Vladimir and Vera Derer stood down from their positions as Secretary and Registrar of Supporters respectively. However Vladimir will continue to be involved as the holder of the new position of "Political Secretary". Pete Willsman was elected to succeed Vladimir as Secretary.
Free AGM Bulletins and CLPD
Newsletters on request
e-mail info@clpd.org.uk
Tel 020 8854 7326
CLPD, 10 Park Drive, London, NW11
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