Newsletter July 2004

Patrons Fiona Millar From July 23rd to 25th the will meet to agree the policy Lord Hunt of Kings document on education. The NPF is made up of CLP and regional Heath representatives, elected MPs and MEPs, affiliated organisations, the entire NEC, Chair local and national government members and representatives of affiliated unions David Chaytor MP and socialist societies. A draft document, combining health and education, will Secretary be sent to NPF members before the meeting. NPF members can propose Margaret Tulloch amendments. If they are carried through to the final plenary and agreed by 50% of the membership they will be in the document which goes to the party Treasurer conference to form the manifesto. Overleaf is the most up to date list of NPF Malcolm Horne membership we have — recent elections will have made a difference. Gen Sec SEA Please make contact with any members you can through your local CLP, local forums or personally. Urge them to ensure the document includes a promise to take action to bring about an end to selection on ability and aptitude within the first two years of the next parliament.

• Comprehensive Future fringe at Brighton Ending selection — third term lucky? Wednesday September 29th, 1pm, Creation night club, West Street (opposite the conference centre). Speakers include: Fiona Millar, John Edmonds, Lord Philip Hunt. Refreshments. This venue will be outside the security zone, but very close to the conference, so do come along for what will be an excellent event.

• Support grows for the declaration Enclosed with this newsletter are some copies of the Comprehensive Future leaflet, including the declaration, which calls for the next Labour manifesto to ‘be bold enough to make clear the virtues of a comprehensive system and promise to extend this system to England by ending all selection by ability and aptitude within the first two years of the next parliament’. We want as many CLPs as possible to endorse this declaration and support is coming in fast. We have support from: Ashford, Aylesbury, Bath, Birmingham, Hodge Hill, Birmingham Selly Oak, Brentwood and Ongar, Bury North, Canterbury, Chesham and Amersham, Chichester, North, Gateshead East and Washington West, Gravesham, Harrogate and Knaresborough,Hitchin and Harpenden, Ilford South, Kingswood, Knowsley South, Leeds Central, Liverpool Wavertree, Louth and Horncastle, Luton North, Mid Bedfordshire, Mole Valley, Oldham East and Saddleworth, Oxford and District (Oxford East, West and Abingdon CLPs), Plymouth Sutton, SW Herts, Sherwood, Skegness and Boston, South Gloucs, Stalybridge and Hyde, Stratford upon Avon, Wakefield Rural Labour Party, Wealdon, Wolverhampton NE, Wycombe. Please sign the declaration, send it to other party members and encourage PO Box 44327 your CLPs to support it now. SW20 0WD • Check out the CF website [email protected] Our website — www.comprehensivefuture.org.uk — now has masses of information, amongst which is our submission to the policy consultation which 020 8947 5758 ended in May and three briefings, including one tackling the myth that more working class children went into Higher Education when there were grammar schools. The declaration can also be downloaded. CLP North West CLP Yth Labour Housing Gp SS European Parl Lab Party Claire Forrest Anna Murphy Jacky Peacock Neena Gill MEP Andrew Furlong Scottish LP CLP Yth NULSC SS Mary Honeyball MEP Gary Ransford Gemma Doyle William Thomas Richard Howitt MEP Ann Syrett Linda McAven MEP South East CLP Yth Jewish Labour Movt SS Claude Moraes MEP Eastern CLP Olivia Bailey Helen Gordon Beth Kelly Brian Simpson MEP Kerry McCarthy South West CLP Yth AMICUS-AEEU TU Government James Valentine Nora Mulready Bob Shannon MP Daniel Zeichner Wales CLP Yth Derek Simpson MP Ian Geary Greater London CLP Stephen Doughty MP MP Florence Beetlestone West Midlands CLP Yth ASLEF TU Nicky Gavron Dave Tyson MP Alex Belardinelli MP Lisa Homan BFAWU TU Marie-Louise Nolan Yorkshire CLP Yth John Reid MP Henri Murison Merlita Bryan MP North East CLP CWU TU Pamela Hargreaves Association of Labour NEC Councillors Jeannie Drake MP Chris Jukes Billy Hayes Elizabeth Muggleton Lesley Hinds Hilary Armstrong MP Sue Stirling Pauleen Lane FBU TU Jeremy Beecham Jane Roberts John McGhee Ann Black North West CLP Carole Turner GMB TU MP Azhar Ali MP Ann Coomer Local Government Association Linda Clarke Danny Carrigan Emily Lomax MEP Sue Murphy Celia Cameron Libby Swindells John Gyford Debbie Coulter Scottish LP CLP GPMU TU Jimmy Elsby Toby Harris Tony Dubbins Gordon Banks Harry Jones Mike Griffiths Pauline Bryan ISTC John Hannett Thomas Docherty East Midlands Reg Paul Gates Dianne Hayter Rhoda Grant Alan Rhodes GFTU-MU TU John Holmes South East CLP Barbara White Eastern Reg Helen Jackson MP Simon Burgess MSF TU Maggie Jones Deborah Gardiner Peter Medhurst Tania Rogers Lucy Anderson Shahid Malik Carol Hayton Roger Lyons Ian McCartney Michael Moriaty Greater London Reg Sally Powell Maggie Cosin CATU TU South West CLP Gary Oakes MP Keith Evans Peter Willsman Jonny Reynolds Anne Snelgrove North East Reg TGWU TU Tony Robinson Julie Snelling Jane Brown Val Burn Mark Seddon Brenda Weston Tracy Stainton Christine Shawcroft Tony Woodley Dennis Skinner MP Wales CLP North West Reg Harriet Yeo Kenneth Hopkins Debbie Brannan Cath Speight Ann Morgan Brian Dawson UCATT TU Norma Stephenson George Brumwell MEP Wendy Morgan Scottish LP Reg Hamish Sandison Mary Turner Margaret Duffy UNISON TU Ruth Turner West Midlands CLP Karie Murphy Dave Anderson Joe Mann MBE Qamar Bhatti Patricia Hetherton South East Reg Netta Murray PLP Ann Lucas Duncan Enright Sandra Samuels Dave Prentis Vera Baird QC MP Christine Wilde Anne Begg MP Susan Woodward USDAW TU South West Reg Anne Campbell MP Yorkshire CLP Marge Carey Parmjit Dhanda MP Andy Frampton Frank Murphy Jamie Hanley Mary Southcott Alf Dubs Martha Hanson GMB TU Mike Gapes MP Diana Jeuda Wales LP Reg Kevin Curran Linda Gilroy MP George McManus Gwenda Clucas Joyce Gould of Stella Matthews Black Socialist Society East Midlands CLP Yth Jeanette Arnold Potternewton Jane Heggie West Midlands Reg Irma Crichlow Jim Knight MP Gerard Coyne Gloria Mills Lawrie Quinn MP Eastern CLP Yth Jayne Innes Dari Taylor MP Rossanna Trudgian Jim Thakoordin Yorkshire Reg Greater London CLP Yth Judith Blake Co-operative Party Adam Hug Eleanor Reeves Peter Box Brenda Forster North East CLP Yth Peter Hunt Bridget Phillipson Gareth Thomas MP www.comprehensivefuture.org.uk