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30 November 2007
Once and For All End the Link Between Labour and Dodgy Donations
All through the last week I have refused to comment on the latest donations scandal that has hit the Labour Party. I have declined all media approaches to comment because like most Labour Party members I couldn't believe that we were back into another dodgy donations episode and I was hoping that all the questions would be answered swiflty and the the issue put to rest.
That hasn't happened and we are now facing the prospect of another Police investigation into the activities of the party hierarchy.
So today I have written to the Prime Minister urging that he take immediate and decisive action to restore the confidence of the electorate in our party. I have asked him to make an early statement explaining that he is putting proposals to the Party's National Executive Committee which end the practice of receiving large scale donations from rich individuals once and for all. I have proposed to him that he announce a cap of a maximum of £1000 per annum is placed on donations from individuals.
I have suggested to the Prime Minister that if the introduction of this cap results in a budget shortfall for the party then any shortfall is made up by the determined rebuilding of our party membership, which has become so depleted over recent years.
We cannot ever again allow our party to be dragged through the media as a result of any untoward financial arrangements.
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21 November 2007
Organising for Equality - a report of the Left Women's Network fringe meeting at LRC Conference 2007
The Left Women's Network Fringe Meeting, chaired by Marsha-Jane Thompson, was attended by around 30 women (approximately 80% of women at the conference) and two men. We discussed the need to increase women's participation, ensuring that issues that particularly affect women are on the LRC's campaigning agenda. Some women expressed reservations at women organising separately, arguing that this might mean that women participate less in the ‘mainstream’ LRC. However, most women in the room argued that this was not the intention of the Left Women's Network. In fact it was agreed that our main aim was to increase women's participation in all areas.
Given that only 25-30% of LRC members are women, the aim of the Left Women's Network is to tackle the reasons why women are underrepresented within in the LRC membership, why they tend to contribute less in debates, and why issues that particularly affect women, like childcare and abortion rights, slip off the agenda.
Other areas raised in the discussion were regarding the LRC providing a creche for the conference next year and the accessibility of future meetings. It was decided that we will be holding a founding Left Women's Network Conference next year.
For more information or to join the Left Women's Network discussion list please email mary@leftwomensnetwork.org.
The Left Women's Network Provisional Steering Committee is Judy Atkinson, Claire Chalmers, Ruth Clarke, Tricia Clarke, Maria Exall, Margarita Knowles, Jenny Lennox, Anna Longman, Nicole Murphy, Mary Partington, Tami Peterson, Charlynne Pullen, Marsha-Jane Thompson, Louise Whittle.
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