tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post897676899386590854..comments2024-03-28T19:20:52.408+00:00Comments on WEMBLEY MATTERS: Shahrar Ali calls for Green Party internal referendum on party's Progressive Alliance positionsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-61017021452253096342016-07-13T09:44:12.912+01:002016-07-13T09:44:12.912+01:00Further regarding 'progressive alliances',...Further regarding 'progressive alliances', while being a Green Party member, as a member of the Kilburn Unemployed Workers Group I delight in applauding <a href="http://kilburnunemployed.blogspot.co.uk/2016/07/lb-brent-cllr-michael-paveys-reaction-to-a-residents-dwp-interview.html" rel="nofollow">LB Brent Cllr Michael Pavey's reaction to a resident's DWP interview</a><br /><br />Alan Wheatley — aka Dude Swheatie of KwugKilburn Unemployed Workers Grouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17281633520479831796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-39710572509384769032016-07-11T22:30:09.572+01:002016-07-11T22:30:09.572+01:00On a similar theme to a 'Progressive Alliance&...On a similar theme to a 'Progressive Alliance', the non-party-political Kilburn Unemployed Workers Group has issued a statement regarding the legitimacy of Jeremy Corbyn's democratically elected leadership while it seems that the majority of the Parliamentary Labour Party is calling for him to stand down. <a href="http://kilburnunemployed.blogspot.co.uk/2016/07/kuwg-statement-in-support-of-jeremy-corbyns-mandate-as-leader-of-the-opposition.html" rel="nofollow">KUWG statement in support of Jeremy Corbyn's mandate as Leader of the Opposition</a><br /><br />Regarding where political influence lies in political parties, it strikes me that the telephone canvassing conducted by Labour in LB Camden gives undue influence to a particular national business owner: a local Labour Party member once told me that Labour in LB Camden does its telephone canvassing of <a href="http://www.jmldirect.com" rel="nofollow">JML Direct</a> in Kentish Town. JML is the acronym for 'John Mills Ltd' while John Mills is a Labour right winger. Upon Jeremy Corbyn's election as Leader of the Labour Party, he said that he would pull the plug on his funding of the Labour Party! The Camden New Journal reported: <a href="http://www.camdennewjournal.com/millscorbyn" rel="nofollow">Top Labour donor John Mills ready to freeze donations in wake of Jeremy Corbyn leadership win</a>Kilburn Unemployed Workers Grouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17281633520479831796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-69574331452171223812016-07-11T11:28:54.436+01:002016-07-11T11:28:54.436+01:00he's absolutely right. Not naming names but I...he's absolutely right. Not naming names but I would like people to engage more in the policy process. The only person who I've seen do this properly is GLA boss Tom Chance with his Housing & Planning Act. Less sexy areas, such as forestry, heritage, wildlife, youth, policing, disability, and equalities and diveristy, are in need of a total review via policy working groups and at Green Party conference.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16326275564775148582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-43267214157723918882016-07-11T09:50:22.680+01:002016-07-11T09:50:22.680+01:00Progressive Alliance, although not always named as...Progressive Alliance, although not always named as such has been a topic of discussion amongst Greens for a least two years and probably longer, it's not something arbitrarily invented by C.Lucas. I'm not sure we need a referendum now, may be when there's a definite PA on offer, in the meantime a conference motion might suffice.DON'T dis UShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03684308335643900400noreply@blogger.com