Comments on: Does the far left need trade unions? http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/2008/06/06/does-the-far-left-need-trade-unions/ If there wasn't one before, it's time we started it... Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:38:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Neville http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/2008/06/06/does-the-far-left-need-trade-unions/#comment-12379 Neville Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:37:32 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/2008/06/06/does-the-far-left-need-trade-unions/#comment-12379 Labour should have put party finance reform at the top of its agenda when they first got elected. Donations to political parties should be made illegal, and they should be financed solely by their members. That way, they would be more open and democratic. Labour, unlike most other parties, is very undemocratic... you only have to look at the way they select their PPCs, they have to get union backing. The GMB and the CWU have to split from Labour, but they shouldn't openly back other political parties. They should stick to their own agenda over the continuing problems in UK workplaces. Labour should have put party finance reform at the top of its agenda when they first got elected. Donations to political parties should be made illegal, and they should be financed solely by their members. That way, they would be more open and democratic. Labour, unlike most other parties, is very undemocratic… you only have to look at the way they select their PPCs, they have to get union backing.

The GMB and the CWU have to split from Labour, but they shouldn’t openly back other political parties. They should stick to their own agenda over the continuing problems in UK workplaces.

]]> By: Diversity http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/2008/06/06/does-the-far-left-need-trade-unions/#comment-12365 Diversity Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:07:17 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/2008/06/06/does-the-far-left-need-trade-unions/#comment-12365 The story was about some GMB mebers wish to disaffiliate from the present Labour Party. It seems to be shifting to a wish by some of the present Labour Party - its Leader? - to disaffiliate from the GMB. The GMB could afford the change. Can New Labour? The story was about some GMB mebers wish to disaffiliate from the present Labour Party.
It seems to be shifting to a wish by some of the present Labour Party - its Leader? - to disaffiliate from the GMB.

The GMB could afford the change. Can New Labour?

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