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Weston CLP July 2004 Meeting resolved:
Defection means by-election
‘Where a person stands for election under the banner of a political party and is elected to be the representative of a ward/constituency/region, it should be mandatory under the law that a by-election be called in the event of that person defecting from his/her original political party in order that the constituents of that ward/constituency/region have the choice to elect a representative from the political party of their choice’.
Comprehensive Education
‘Weston CLP celebrates the achievements of over 30 years of comprehensive schools in delivering improvements in both pupil achievement and in participation in further and higher education.
Weston CLP rejects the assumption that general ability or specific aptitude is fixed or predetermined or that this can be definitively assessed by the age of transfer to secondary school. Weston CLP is concerned about the dangers of social exclusion and increasing inequalities between schools.
Wales and Scotland have successful comprehensive systems. Weston CLP wants the next Labour manifesto to be bold enough to make clear the virtues of a comprehensive system and promise to extend this system to England by ending all selection by ability and aptitude within the first two years of the next parliament’.
For further information contact: CLP Secretary Tony Probert tonypro1@tiscali.co.uk
Conwy CLP February 2004 Meeting resolved:
House of Lords reform
"THAT this meeting agrees that anyone who has not arrived there via the democratic process should not have the right to sit in the House of Lords."
Isle of Wight CLP January 2004 Meeting resolved :
Labour policy making
"This CLP acknowledges the achievements of the Labour Government in promoting some social justice and welfare, and maintaining a sound economic base for the country as a whole. However, we are concerned that the flagship policies apparently designed by the government to ensure that the health and education services develop and improve, such as Foundation Hospitals and Variable Tuition Fees, are neither the result of proper democratic discussion within the Labour Party, nor popular with the electorate and many members. We wish to caution Tony Blair that his leadership depends on the goodwill of both the party and the electorate and urge him to listen to the party membership in the run-up to the coming General Election."