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21st Century Party submissions STLP's committee agreed on 24 January as part of its 2004 programme to encourage all CLPs and affiliated unit to make submissions to the official Labour consultation on 21st century party. Submissions sent to webmaster@savethelabourparty.org will be posted here and should be copied to Ann Black - Constituency NEC member as well as sent to Labour Party HQ. Isle of Wight CLP agreed a resolutioin at its April 2004 meeting and submitted it to the Labour Party Policy and Development taskforce. Click here for details Islington North CLP agreed a resolution at its March 2004 meeting and submitted it to the Labour Party Policy and Development taskforce. Click here for details Newport & West Wight BLP agreed a resolution at its March 2004 meeting for discussion at the next Isle of Wight CLP meeting. Click here for details. Finsbury Park BLP agreed a resolution at its March 2004 meeting for discussion at the next Islington North CLP meeting. Click here for details CLPD agreed a model resolution at its AGM on 21 February 2004 to highlight its members main concerns. Click here for details Hackney North & Stoke Newington CLP - agreed at GC 29 January 2004 Response to “21st Century Party – the next steps” document Edited highlights - links need to be re-established between individual members and policy making - review money flows to strengthen professional support for the membership, recruitment, political education and campaigning at a local level. -the branch should be the primary unit of party organisation, essential for campaigns - Constituency GC needs to meet 10 times a year to get through business of governance; policy formulation, political debate and social activity are all essential too - Resolutions and contributions to policy documents submitted by party units should be posted on the party website to stimulate public debate -The TU link need to be strengthened with affiliated branches run by loyal Labour party members for effective local campaigning - Selection of parliamentary candidates should be by CLPs from any eligible Labour Party member - Young Labour should be democratically constituted part of party structure - Head Office and the Regional, Scotland and Wales offices need to understand the link between a mass membership, active party and good election results. Work on recruitment and development is part of winning elections, not a distraction from it. ends |