Monthly Archives: September 2010
London delegates celebrate at Labour Party Conference
As many of you will kmow, every year I organise a dinner for London delegates at Labour Party Conference. This year it was the biggest ever and very enjoyable, as you can see from the photos. I certainly had a good … Continue reading
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We should change the way we elect the Labour Leader
It’s time, I think, for some reflections on Labour Party Conference other than talking about my fringe meeting Blogging for Labour. As I’m now back in Brussels wrestling with the harrowing and appalling subject of child pornography on the internet … Continue reading
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Blogging for Labour
Some first quick thoughts on tonight’s “Blogging for Labour” fringe meeting. I was delighted almost 100 people attended even without the prospect of a free meal! Many thanks to all the panel members. John Gray for giving an insight into … Continue reading
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Glenis, David and Alistair
It’s been quite a morning at Labour Party Conference. Although the talk of the town has been David Miliband’s gracious and heartfelt speech as Shadow Foreign Secretary, my interest also lay with EPLP Leader Glenis Willmott. Speaking to conference delegates, … Continue reading
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Mark Ferguson
Another change, Alex Smith who has played such an important role in Ed Miliband’s Leadership election campaign has had to pull out of today’s fringe meeting at Labour Party Conference – Blogging for Labour – How Social Media can drive a … Continue reading
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Tom and Kerry
Tom Harris MP has had to pull out of my fringe meeting at Labour Party Conference – Blogging for Labour – How social media can drive a wedge into the Coalition at Manchester Central – Charter 1, at 6pm. Tom … Continue reading
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Unite for a Labour Victory
So it’s Ed M by less than a whisker – 1.3% to be precise. However, as Polly Toynbee has just said on the Andrew Marr show, this was no Denis Healey/Tony Benn election. There quite simply was no big political … Continue reading
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Coalition Cuts will hit Poorest hardest says TUC
As I am about to head off for Labour Party Conference, I came across this excellent research produced by the TUC on the effect of the coalition government’s cuts in public spending. Significantly, the research shows that the combined impact of … Continue reading
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About the Speakers at my Fringe Meeting – Councillor John Gray
The next featured speaker at my fringe meeting is UNISON activist and London Borough of Newham Councillor John Gray. John’s Labour Blog was ranked second on the TIGMOO (an organisation which ranks trade union blogs) list, the top slot going … Continue reading
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