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Brown urged to rethink Party reform plan
Tuesday, 03 July 2007

The Commission met last week to consider a consultation document authored by the new Leader of the Labour Party Gordon Brown, "Extending and renewing party democracy".

The Commission's response is set out here.
 
Interim Report 2007 - now published
Thursday, 03 May 2007

In the Foreword to our Interim Report 2007, just published, Angela Eagle MP (vice-chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party and NEC member) wrote,

 

"Labour has to renew its financial, organisation and political vigour to secure a fourth term in Government. The loss of four million votes and half our membership since 1997 sounds the warning bells clearly enough. Political culture is changing and we must respond. The era of Labour as an over centralised 'command party' which replaced the chaos of the 1980s with a winning formula, has now become counterproductive. It has bred cynicism and stifled activism. The urgent question is: What should replace it?"

 

The full report setting out our findings and recommendations can be downloaded here (2.8MB .pdf)

 

The LabOUR/YouGov poll findings can be downloaded here (286 KB .pdf)

 

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LabOUR/YouGov polls - June 2006
Monday, 19 June 2006

The LabOUR/YouGov polls of current and ‘lapsed’ Labour Party members, reported in the Guardian newspaper on Saturday 17 June, are the first such comprehensive studies since Labour was re-elected to power nine years ago.

They were paid for by individual, Constituency Labour Party and Trade Union donations.

The LabOUR/YouGov polls mark the beginning of Phase 3 of LabOUR’s work: the formulation of proposals to restore democracy, rebuild membership and reconnect government to party, parliament and people. Recommendations will be based on evidence. 

Phase 1 involved Focus Groups in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow and Cardiff. Phase 2 comprised the design of the questionnaires and fieldwork gather data from members and ‘lapsed’ members now completed. Gathering of personal accounts - My experience, and suggestions - My solution continues.

 To download the YouGov Survey Results click here
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