Progress Column
My Progress column this week is about Labour's new parliamentary selections process:
http://www.progressonline.org.uk/columns/column.asp?c=637
posted by Luke Akehurst at 3:11 pm
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
http://www.progressonline.org.uk/columns/column.asp?c=637
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- Name: Luke Akehurst
- Location: North Durham, County Durham, United Kingdom
Labour MP for North Durham since 2024. Labour Party activist since 1988 - firmly on the moderate wing of the party. Member of Labour’s NEC 2010-2012 and since 2020. National Secretary of Labour Students 1995-6. Parliamentary candidate for Aldershot (2001) and Castle Point (2005). Hackney Councillor (Chatham Ward) 2002-2014, Labour Group Chief Whip 2002-09, Chair of Health Scrutiny 2010-2014. Dad. Unite and GMB union member. All views expressed in a personal capacity. The rest will become evident from reading the blog.
3 Comments:
Luke,
Is there a copy of the new rules online ? I can't find one on membersnet.
7:35 am, March 25, 2011
Very much with you on this one Luke. I do think that we need to try and make it easier for people who aren't London based professional politicos to compete. The process as it stands helps them immensely
9:54 am, March 25, 2011
Anon
I will ask for the new rules to be put in the Keep it Legal section.
Luke
7:49 pm, March 25, 2011
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