I was reading the blog post on the Nottingham South selection the other day - do the Nottingham South bloggers realise what a sad bunch they are? All their talk about the parliamentary section is who lives where. Within a year of being elected most women MPs with young families end up in London. That’s where theirs will be too. Makes for an easier career.

I have a lot of respect for the Green Party and their existence certainly helps to force the main parties to look at what is undoubtedly the most important issue of our time, climate change. Yet sadly, it looks as though the Greens are experiencing internal divisions big time.

The GC of Nottingham South CLP met last night to meet with a representative of Regional Office to start the process for selecting a successor to Alan Simpson. Unfortunately, it didn't go quite as delegates might have imagined beforehand.

Sad news for socialists everywhere as one of our best leaders anounces he's leaving parliament.

Some of you may have missed a new initiative last week.  A new campaign, originating from the Labour backbenches.  It is not quite clear whether the small band of supporters represent a new parliamentary 'group' or whether it somehow ties in with the leadership contest, but I'm sure there are many of us who would welcome the .'Big Change' statement