Nominations for the election National Executive Committee 2010 why you should nominate candidates supported by GRASSROOTS LABOUR This year we again have the opportunity to elect representatives to the constituency section of the National Executive Committee. Grassroots Labour - democratic socialist groups across the centre and left of the Labour Party - is promoting candidates who stand up for the rights of party members. To secure a place in the ballot, candidates need nominations from their own CLP and at least two from constituencies in other Labour Party regions. Each CLP can make up to six nominations - the closing date is 30 July 2010.

Each candidate, while retaining freedom of judgment on specific issues, will therefore campaign for:

A radical reforming Social Inclusion Labour Party Grassroots Labour candidates will promote social justice, and fight discrimination on grounds of gender, race, age, Grassroots Labour candidates will campaign for Labour to class, disability, sexual orientation and religion, both inside win future elections as a democratic socialist party, and outside the party. committed to redistributing wealth, income and power from the few to the many, and protecting the environment. They will press for more progressive taxation to fund Democracy, transparency improvements in housing, health, education, transport and state pensions. They believe that disputes between and accountability countries should be resolved by negotiations through the Grassroots Labour candidates will: United Nations, not through unilateral military action, and • Press that the party and its new leadership operate in a that Britain and the world would be safer without replacing democratic, accountable and transparent way, and set an Trident. example by regularly reporting back to members. • Seek parity with the trade unions for constituency They Will: representatives on the NEC, without any reduction in • Promote policies which advance public service and union representation. collective ownership, and resist and reverse • Press for changes to the policy-making process, that give privatisation, seek to end poverty and to maintain and CLP’s and members a much greater say and influence. increase universal benefits. • Advocate the right for CLPs and affiliates to propose • campaign for improved trade union and amendments to policy documents at Conference. employment rights, a living wage, and increase • Safeguard the right of local and regional parties to choose democratic and financial powers for local government. their own candidates without prior or political vetting. • Uphold the sovereignty of annual conference and the existing links at all levels between the party and the unions. • Press for Young Labour to be a resourced campaigning organisation run by its elected leadership.

Please urge your CLP to nominate all the candidates whose details are overleaf

NEC ELECTIONS: NOMINATE CANDIDATES SUPPORTED BY GRASSROOTS LABOUR • Ann Black • Christine Shawcroft • Sofi Taylor Members are critically important I have been an NEC member for I share the core values of the as Labour rebuilds for the 12 years and have tried to report labour movement of fairness, challenges ahead. First, in back and be accountable to social justice and public owner- taking the fight to the ConDems. members. I often raise issues of ship and believe that I can bring with hundreds of newly-elected concern to members with the new experience to the NEC. To councillors in the vanguard. Leadership, particularly when return to government, we need to Second, in choosing the next opposing the war, privatisation, be more inclusive. It is crucial we leader. Third, in setting an and our unfair taxation system, A use the months ahead to start agenda which reconnects real Labour Government would the process of renewal. We need Labour with its roots, including progressive taxation, have won the election. Our task now is to renew and to reconnect with the millions of progressive minded vot- public services, earnings-linked pensions and benefits, reinvigorate the Labour Party, with a decisive break from ers across the country and must recruit thousands of new housing, and partnership with the unions. And fourth, in the deadly legacy of New Labour. We must return to core people to Labour’s cause again. redesigning the policy forum process so that it again Labour values of peace, socialism, justice and equality in Experience: European Parliament: member Advisory delivers winning manifestos. order to fight the Con-Dem coalition and win the next Committee on freedom of movement and Advisory Please send ideas to me at: election. Committee on Social Security. TUC: General Council [email protected] or 07956 637958. Past Membership No. A490373 2003-2007. STUC: Chair of the STUC Black Workers reports are at http://www.labourblogs.com/public CLP: Nottingham South Committee 2008-2009. UNISON: National Executive blog.annblack, and if re-elected, I will remain Sitting NEC member and member of NPF Council, National Black Members Committee and accountable in future. CLP Secretary, former councillor National Women Committee. International Labour Positions: Current Chair of the NEC, member of the Former Parliantary candidate Conferences: Migration, trafficking and forced labour National Policy Forum and UNISON’s National Political Active in my trade union and the Coop movement. 2003-2007. Unite Against Fascism Scotland: treasurer Committee; Secretary, Oxford East CLP (2010) Membership No. A353890 Membership number A998659 CLP: Oxford East, South East Region • Sam Tarry CLP: Paisley and Renfrewshire South Democracy is not a means to an end but an end itself - this must • Peter Willsman be the core of what we do as a • Ken Livingstone party and the way we Sitting NEC member. My motiva- support and use our members as tion for standing again can be The party currently faces the task a resource. Our party must have summed up as ‘keep the Party of reconnecting with everyone it a clear sense of direction, be Labour’.To help build an effective has lost touch with. Our local internally democratic, outwardly NEC that will return power to the constituency parties must have a pluralistic and put more trust in party and its members and real influence in the direction we its grassroots. I led the successful campaign forOMOV for ensure that our Parliamentary take. Over the coming period the NPF at the 2009 party conference, I was leadership is accountable. A Labour will need to oppose the instrumental in the campaign that has just defeated the commitment to progressive Tory-Lib Dem cuts to public BNP in Barking and , I am the first democrati- Labour policies, rather than market-based policies, is the spending. The coalition’s policies cally elected Chair of Young Labour, and on the NEC I most assured way to enthuse our members and voters. A threaten economic recovery, so we must argue for pro- would continue that fight for our party’s future. vital part of this process is the election of a determined tecting investment and defending our public services. Experience: National Chair of Young Labour, Councillor in and effective NEC. I am always available to give Labour will need to re-establish a policy framework that Barking & Dagenham, LGA Labour Young Councillors information and advice (020 8854 7326). I provide appeals across the whole of society so we can again Network, Branch Secretary 2006-present, CLP GC and regular report backs to CLPs and every year I send all secure the support of both middle and low earners. We EC member, Local Government Committee,Young Labour CLPs a copy of my Annual Conference Guide. cannot win by taking any section of the electorate for National Committee, London Young Labour Executive, NEC 1998-1999 and 2005 onwards; Conference granted. TUC Young Members Conference, GMB Young London Arrangements Committee 1981-1994; National Previous positions: Vice Chair, SERTUC Young Activists Network-Founding Constitutional Committee 1995-1998; National Policy Member of National Executive Committee 1987-1989 Member. Forum 1998-1999 and 2001 onwards; Constituency and 1997-1998 Cllr. Sam Tarry, +447971819830, GC/EC 1975-2010; Research Officer NUPE/UNISON Leader of the Greater London Council 1981-1986 [email protected], http://www.samtarry.com 1979-1994; Branch Secretary - APEX/GMB 1980-1998; Member of Parliament for Brent East 1987-2001 http://twitter.com/SamTarry Co-op Group SE Political Committee / Area Committee / Mayor of London 2000-2008 Membership No: L0084244 Party Council 1988-2010. Membership No: A080227 CLP: Brent Central CLP: Dagenham & Rainham CLP Membership No: A071448

National Constitutional Committee (CLP Section), Nominate: Mark James, CLP: Greenwich and Woolwich Membership Number: A117914 For recommended NPF candidate ring 020 8854 7326

For further copies of this leaflet go to: www.grassrootslabour.net, For further information: Grassroots Labour, 322b Plumstead High St. London SE18 1JT. 020 8854 7326 Please ensure that the nomination form is sent off by your CLP Secretary before 30 July. If necessary further copies of the form can be obtained from the Conference Unit. (The Conference Unit acknowledges receipt of the form, so if there is no receipt then chase it up.)

These candidates are supported by the Campaign for Labour Party Democracy, Youth, Labour Black Representation Committee and Scottish Labour Women’s Network. Please copy and circulate this leaflet. A digital version of the leaflet can be downloaded from www.grassrootslabour.net or from www.leftfutures.org, websites that carry useful information and debate on Labour Party matters