BARRY WINTER interviews Jon Cruddas, MP for Dagenham, deputy leadership hopeful, and co-author of a new pamphlet on the democratic renewal of the Labour Party
You wish to stand for deputy leader of the Labour party, but not deputy PM. Also, you’ve recently co-authored a very interesting pamphlet on renewal of the party. Are these activities [...]
Barry Winter welcomes the call for Labour’s renewal in a new Compass pamphlet. But where are the forces to make it happen?
A robust dialogue about democratically renewing the Labour Party has never been more vital. That’s no guarantee, however, that one will take place.
Interest in party democracy is still overshadowed by the bitter political conflicts [...]
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