Well I finally made it to a party conference. It is too early to know yet whether the conference is/will be a success for the party or for me. I am still getting used to the whole thing. As it is only down the road I am commuting, making use of the 20% discount I […]
Entries Tagged as 'Labour Party'
Labour conference – day one
September 28th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Politics
Tags: Brighton·Conference·Labour Party·Photos
Brighton here we come!
September 17th, 2009 · Comments Off on Brighton here we come! · Politics
My pass for the party conference in Brighton arrived today, along with a very daunting little book.  The book has page after page of listings of official and fringe events.  Having never been to a conference before I just find it a bit overwhelming: how do you choose what to go to?
Tags: Brighton·Conference·Labour Party
Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival
July 20th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Life, Politics
Today I went on a day trip to Dorset for the last day of the Tollpuddle Martyrs Festival. It is a long way to go for a day (nearly three hours each way on the coach) but plenty of people came from even further away and it was a good day out even if it […]
Tags: Dorset·Labour Party·Photos·Trade Unions
Help wanted – from Labour Party members
July 15th, 2009 · Comments Off on Help wanted – from Labour Party members · Politics
My constituency party currently operates on the time-honoured branch/constituency model, with the constituency general meetings being for delegates from branches.   We are thinking about the pros and cons of moving to all-member constituency meetings where any member can attend and vote instead of only having delegates from branches voting. I am familiar with the all-member […]
Tags: Labour Party
Pushing for 40%
July 13th, 2009 · Comments Off on Pushing for 40% · Politics
On Saturday not only was I up before 10am but I was out and about: in Broadbridge Heath to be precise. I met up with some colleagues from Horsham Labour Party to go knocking on doors.  For a change we were not asknig anybody to vote for us, but just to support us in one […]
Meeting Tony Benn
July 1st, 2009 · Comments Off on Meeting Tony Benn · Politics
Today I went down to Worthing for ‘an evening with Tony Benn’.  This was a fundraiser for his grandaughter, Emily, who is the parliamentary candidate down there, and a very pleasant evening it was too.
Tags: Blogging·Heroes·Labour Party·Worthing
New website
May 6th, 2009 · Comments Off on New website · Politics, Technology
Just recently I have been busy setting up a new web site for Horsham Labour Party, with a final push to make it go live on May 1st.
Tags: Blogger·Horsham·Internet·Labour Party·Links
Non-starter for ten
March 31st, 2009 · Comments Off on Non-starter for ten · Life
I had been looking forward to back-to-back pub quizzes this week. Tomorrow there is a charity quiz at work, and tonight I was expecting the monthly quiz at Broadbridge Heath Village Centre, but it was not to be.
Tags: Horsham·Labour Party·Quiz
Friday 13th
February 27th, 2009 · Comments Off on Friday 13th · Politics
On Friday 13th Lindsay Hoyle (Labour MP for Chorley) is introducing a private members bill – the second reading of the Statutory Redundancy (Amendment) Bill. Fridays are days when many MPs traditionally head back to their constituencies, making it hard to get such bills passed. My union is supporting this bill very strongly, as they […]
Tags: Labour Party·Trade Unions
Cash for questions
January 27th, 2009 · Comments Off on Cash for questions · Life
After a couple of disappointing months, Horsham Labour party were back on top in the village quiz tonight, boosting the coffers by fifty quid. That should pay for a few leaflets. Talking of quizzes, I really felt for Exeter in yesterday’s University Challenge with their haul of a mere 15 points. I only watched the […]
Tags: Horsham·Labour Party·Quiz
