Mmmh. Ancient Woodlands. Are there any in Lewisham? It would seem the answer is yes, possibly several sites. Do you think we could introduce some Bears? Here are my notes … Continue reading “Local Woodland”
Local Woodland
Category: Politics
Responsible Opposition
Is this a redefinition of ‘responsible opposition’? Starmer’s new year message, Here are my notes … Continue reading “Responsible Opposition”
GMB Congress size
The GMB’s annual congress, except when pandemics occur is defined by rule., Rule 8. It consists of one delegate per 1500 members and the delegates are appointed by the regions, 90% elected by the membership within Regions and 10% appointed by the Regional Committees, which are themselves indirectly elected bodies. This means that at the moment, Congress is about ~420 delegates.
Do we have enough politicians?
Do we have enough politicians? This is a quantity not quality issue. Here are my notes … Continue reading “Do we have enough politicians?”
Labour’s NEC Elections 2020
I decided to ‘mirror’ the nomination statements for the Div III NEC elections in 2020. There is nothing overleaf.
Open Labour? What’s it doing?
Open Labour won one seat in Labour’s NEC CLPs division elections in 2020. They clearly have an attraction to many members and MPs but their record of actions makes me question how left they are. Here are my notes. Continue reading “Open Labour? What’s it doing?”
Labour’s all women short lists
I am too interested in too much. Here are my notes. Continue reading “Labour’s all women short lists”
Confidence of the House
Prime Minsters come but always go. It’s meant to be one of the advantages of a parliamentary system but how many have we lost because they lost the confidence of the house. Here are my notes. … Continue reading “Confidence of the House”
EU-UK trade & co-operation agreement
The UK Govt. and EU Commission have agreed a treaty to govern the UK’s 3rd party relationship with the EU covering trade, some programmes, security and governance. I put my first thoughts on my blog, inspired by Tom Kiblasi’s instant reaction, but I needed to go further. Here are some links and notes. … Continue reading “EU-UK trade & co-operation agreement”
Ode to Joy
The adopted anthem of the European Union. Here are my notes … Continue reading “Ode to Joy”
Labour’s trade union affiliates
A note on the LP trade union affiliates, a table and chart, … Continue reading “Labour’s trade union affiliates”
Army Helicopters
My planned defence piece led me to look up the British Army’s Helicopters; I think there is a joint helicopter command now, but otherwise here are my notes. … Continue reading “Army Helicopters”
The ECHR and Labour’s rules
Here is a note written by Duncan Shipley Dalton on the ECHR and how it does, and doesn’t apply to the Labour Party. … Continue reading “The ECHR and Labour’s rules”
Fair Trial and Labour’s ‘fast track’
A note on Labour’s ‘fast track’ disciplinary process and Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights. Labour’s disciplinary determination process for complaints that allege prejudice or harassment were changed at Conference 2019. The investigation is conducted by staff, who then present a charge and proposed sanction to a panel/sub committee of the NEC Disputes committee who then make a judgement and impose a penalty (or not). This decision is subject to appeal to the NCC on specific criteria, … Continue reading “Fair Trial and Labour’s ‘fast track’”
Iain McNicol, once Labour’s GS
He was appointed in July 2011, and resigned on 23rd Feb 2018. The NEC by-election that led to Jon Lansman, Yasmine Dar and Rachel Garnham being elected was announced on 15th Jan 2018. There is more overleaf, but not much. Continue reading “Iain McNicol, once Labour’s GS”