New Labour, new Stalinists? Not a chance

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There has been considerable controversy surrounding the new disciplinary code which is set to be introduced by the UK Labour party. Under this code, there will be a new offence of bringing 'the party into disrepute.' In theory, this could be used to ensure that all Labour MPs stick rigidly to the party line. However, in practice this would not be the case, especially as MPs will still have the right to abstain from voting on issues about which they have a strong personal conviction. Indeed, the new rules are a positive step in that they create departmental committees to which ministers must give account of themselves.

Management

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Why Labour changed its mind on a referendum

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There have been divisions for some time within the UK Labour party on the issue of whether to promise to hold a referendum before going ahead with membership of European monetary union. Failing to make this promise has reflected negatively on the party, as the Conservative party did so some time ago, and this is probably the main reason why Labour has now committed itself to a referendum. There were a number of factors relating to political strategy which prevented the party from making this commitment at an earlier stage.

Planning, Political activity, Monetary unions

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Labour wins battle over constituency boundaries

Article Abstract:

The new electoral map which is being developed by the Boundary Commission will give the Labour party an advantage over the Conservative party in the next general election. The Conservatives have gained far fewer seats than expected under the review of electoral boundaries, and observers now believe that if the two parties were to receive an identical share of the vote in the next general election, the Labour party would have at least 25 more seats than the Conservatives.

United Kingdom, Election districts

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