Tag: Conference
2008 Conference dates changed
Peter Kenyon Fri Feb 01, 2008 at 09:23:44 AM GMT 
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Yesterday's Labour Party National Executive Committee voted 20 - 4 to change the dates of its 2008 Annual Conference without consultation. No prizes for guessing who voted against this move - yes, the four sitting members of the Centre Left Grassroots Alliance - Ann Black, Christine Shawcroft, Pete Willsman and Walter Wolfgang. (Details of the six candidates standing in the 2008 NEC elections can be found here.)
Black Socialist Society Special Conference - 24 November
TMP Wed Nov 14, 2007 at 10:06:48 AM GMT
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The Black Socialist Society Special Conference 2007 will be held in Manchester College of Arts and Technology, Ashton Old Road, Manchester, M11 2WH on Saturday 24 November 2007. Conference attendees will gather to take part in Labour’s policy making process, receive training, hear from Government Ministers and much more. For more info - http://www.tmponline.org/?p=259
Gordon's Big Speech: What did you think of it?
NorthernMonkey Mon Sep 24, 2007 at 07:03:28 PM GMT
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So Gordon's made his first speech as Prime Minister and Labour Leader to Conference.
What did you make of it?
Party democracy on the cusp
DanJudelson Sun Sep 23, 2007 at 02:59:45 PM GMT
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[Extract: read the full entry at www.michaelmeacher.info.]
The most important issue at Conference is the future of Party democracy. The hopes raised by some of the welcome proposals in Gordon Brown’s consultation document ‘Extending and Renewing Party Democracy’ will be dashed and the whole process thrown into reverse if the leadership gets its way on one other proposal which outweighs all the rest, namely that in future delegates will no longer be allowed to vote on and pass resolutions on any policy questions.
The most important issue at Conference is the future of Party democracy. The hopes raised by some of the welcome proposals in Gordon Brown’s consultation document ‘Extending and Renewing Party Democracy’ will be dashed and the whole process thrown into reverse if the leadership gets its way on one other proposal which outweighs all the rest, namely that in future delegates will no longer be allowed to vote on and pass resolutions on any policy questions.
Labour Democracy looks at an end
Wiseman Sat Sep 22, 2007 at 11:29:47 AM GMT
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Dear comrades
I must comment urgenlty on the contemporary motion going through conference on the best way to consult labour party members (don't fall for it). If we lose the way we send motions to conference, we lose the opprtunity to hold the leadership to account. I feel this meglomania by the back door. The unions had emmense pressure put on them and the leadership (I know) think they will win (just). Just think that the future of the party could be hands of models which follow the NPF (National Policy Forum - oh what hope). Vote for democracy and vote for the right of collectivism and not indiviualism!!
I must comment urgenlty on the contemporary motion going through conference on the best way to consult labour party members (don't fall for it). If we lose the way we send motions to conference, we lose the opprtunity to hold the leadership to account. I feel this meglomania by the back door. The unions had emmense pressure put on them and the leadership (I know) think they will win (just). Just think that the future of the party could be hands of models which follow the NPF (National Policy Forum - oh what hope). Vote for democracy and vote for the right of collectivism and not indiviualism!!
John Wiseman
North West Regional Board Member
PPC Westmorland and LonsdaleUnite-Amicus Section
Has anyone else left it this late to book accommodation in Bournemouth?
champagnesocialist Tue Sep 18, 2007 at 02:07:36 PM GMT
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Are there still hotels and b&bs still available?
Is staying in places like Ringwood viable?
Bridging the gap: narrowing the employment divide
TMP Tue Sep 18, 2007 at 12:49:42 AM GMT
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Committed2Equality (c2e), the leading UK employment diversity consultancy, Unite, the largest union in the UK, and TMP, the online political magazine, will be hosting a fringe event at the Labour Party Conference on Monday 24 September from 5.30-7pm in the Franklyn Suite, Connaught Hotel, in Bournemouth.
The event – “Bridging the gap: narrowing the employment divide” – will explore the practical and pragmatic steps the Labour Government needs to take to ensure fair employment and improve the employment and work opportunities for disadvantaged groups.
The event – “Bridging the gap: narrowing the employment divide” – will explore the practical and pragmatic steps the Labour Government needs to take to ensure fair employment and improve the employment and work opportunities for disadvantaged groups.
Guide to UNISON Conference 2007
grayee Sun Jun 17, 2007 at 04:44:42 PM GMT
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This year’s annual NationalDelegate Conference (NDC) is in Brighton. It starts 10am on Tuesday, 19 June, and lasts until Friday afternoon. It is the union's ruling body and decides upon campaign priorities and policies.
To anyone who hasn’t been before I would recommend clicking onto the UNISON website and watch the short video of last year’s NDC at Bournemouth. The NDC is huge, you don’t realise how big an organisation UNISON is until you go to conference and see how widespread geographically the membership is. You’ll hear accents from all over the British Isles (and much further afield).
To anyone who hasn’t been before I would recommend clicking onto the UNISON website and watch the short video of last year’s NDC at Bournemouth. The NDC is huge, you don’t realise how big an organisation UNISON is until you go to conference and see how widespread geographically the membership is. You’ll hear accents from all over the British Isles (and much further afield).
Birmingham Council bungs Tories £2m
petercoe Wed Jan 31, 2007 at 01:25:37 PM GMT
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According to reports on Conservative Home, Birmingham's (Tory-administered) Council has bunged the Tory Pary £2million to host their 2007 Conference in the City.
A mature article?
tygerland Mon Oct 02, 2006 at 12:40:01 PM GMT
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I had to laugh at this article by Iain Dale over on CiF.
Slippery Dave's skids
tygerland Mon Oct 02, 2006 at 12:38:39 PM GMT
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It was supposed to be the smoothest of the three conferences. After the nervous Lib Dem opener, to last week's "Big Goodbye," the Tory conference was supposed to be about the unity and ideas of the next British Government. Day One didn't turn out so well.
Barack Obama
tommo Sat Sep 30, 2006 at 01:42:40 PM GMT
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I've written a peice on my new blog arguing that we should invite the Democratic senator Barack Obama to address next year's Labour Party conference. How would one go about suggesting this to the people who are responsible for organising the event?
Day One
tygerland Mon Sep 25, 2006 at 12:03:38 AM GMT
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No movement over the Trident debate allowed at conference.
War of the lanyards
johninnit Thu Sep 21, 2006 at 05:59:27 PM GMT
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Which side are you on? At Labour conference 2006, are you for Sky's sponsored white lanyards, or the GMB's red one?
