Jeremy Corbyn's time is up

[Whagwan]

however BAME labour isn't taking new registrations at moment! (my partner just tried)

Come support the Chinese in solidarity!

 

[Pickman's model]

that cock won't fight

 

[rutabowa]

Come support the Chinese in solidarity!

do they do any um checks?
lgbt might be safer for me, i don't want to be accused of "entryism"

 

[Whagwan]

do they do any um checks?
lgbt might be safer for me, i don't want to be accused of "entryism"

No idea tbh, I wasn't even aware of it until this morning.

I think if straight people can join LGBT Labour as "ally/solidarity" than non Chinese should be able to join in the same manner!

 

[Cid]

I preferred call of Pripyat.

 

[JimW]

do they do any um checks?
...

You have to perform a medley of Emil Chau karaoke numbers and win at least three hands at mah jongg against a really mean granny.

 

[IC3D]

LGBT Lab, Scientists for Lab, Lab Campaign for International development signup pages not working any moar?

 

[DaveCinzano]

...she who soars...

...the octocunts...

...Toynbee wankers...

Good work

 

[Whagwan]

Scientists for Labour statement:

Temporary suspension of membership applications
We've just recieved a massive spike in membership applications - it's great to be loved! However, it's come to our attention that this may not be because science policy has become a priority for the nation but perhaps more to do with people trying to side-step the Labour NEC decision that eligibility to vote in the upcoming leadership election includes a cut-off threshold for membership: you have to have joined before Feb 2016.

Scientists for Labour is a science policy group. We are not a means for non-Labour members to hijack the Labour leadership election. That is not a judgement against or for any leadership candidate - we don't even know who will stand at this stage - but is a defence of the Labour NEC's rules.

All recent applications will be processed after the leadership contest.

If you still wish to make a new application, you can do so after the leadership contest.

 

[ruffneck23]

 

[Pickman's model]

LGBT Lab, Scientists for Lab, Lab Campaign for International development signup pages not working any moar?

couldn't find an lcid joining page

 

[DotCommunist]

never trust the whitecoats

 

[J Ed]

From the graunid on PMQs

He gets a round of applause. Tory MPs give him a standing ovation. Opposition MPs are applauding too, but they have not got to their feet (apart from some Lib Dems).

edit: wrong thread

 

[newbie]

tbf it's reasonable that Labour subgroups should take that attitude. Unions can continue to recruit- can the LP NEC impose similar timelimits on union members?

 

[butchersapron]

From the graunid on PMQs

Table banging cunts all round.

 

[J Ed]

tbf it's reasonable that Labour subgroups should take that attitude. Unions can continue to recruit- can the LP NEC impose similar timelimits on union members?

I don't really know where people are getting the idea that affiliated unions will get around the rule. IMO if the rule stands there is no way that will be allowed, only union members who have been in the union for 6 months+ will get to vote.

 

[wtfftw]

And there was me just thinking Labour were going to process new proper members at a snail's pace.

 

[rutabowa]

I don't really know where people are getting the idea that affiliated unions will get around the rule.

From the Independent ha

 

[quimcunx]

Has anything come from Corbyn or close allies about this voting eligibility NEC vote taken after he left?

 

[newbie]

I don't really know where people are getting the idea that affiliated unions will get around the rule. IMO if the rule stands there is no way that will be allowed, only union members who have been in the union for 6 months+ will get to vote.

an alternative view will depend on exactly what union regulations say. I haven't a scooby atm, but if, for instance, a union rule confers a leadership vote on any signed up member (who pays the levy) there's a legal clash there, iyswim, because the LP rule is retrospective. It's not entirely clearcut.

 

[Pickman's model]

And there was me just thinking Labour were going to process new proper members at a snail's pace.

that would have been the obvious thing: 'we regret that due to a spike in membership we cannot guarantee everyone's membership will be processed with our usual speed.'

 

[mauvais]

I don't really know where people are getting the idea that affiliated unions will get around the rule. IMO if the rule stands there is no way that will be allowed, only union members who have been in the union for 6 months+ will get to vote.

The unions are getting some mileage out of this. It's bringing in new TU members who might not have otherwise joined. Some of them will be transient but some will stick, much more so if they are supported and get to vote.

If there's any ambiguity about whether new TU members are eligible (this I don't know), and the NEC moves against them, then to some extent it's a declaration of war on the unions, a tangible and well-formed entity rather than the largely disparate hordes of individual would-be supporters.

Could be fun.

 

[Mr Moose]

never trust the whitecoats

 

[J Ed]

Actually, perhaps I am wrong

Your Party Your Voice

All Unite members are eligible to vote in the Labour leadership election provided:

1. They pay the political levy – this will be the case unless the member has opted out.
2. They have agreed to be affiliated to the Labour party and have signed a statement that they support the aims and values of the Labour party and are not a supporter of any other political party. Unite members should sign up using the 'I'm with Labour' form below before 8 August 2016 .
3. That they are on the electoral register at the address given to the union and the Labour party.
4. That have provided a date of birth and email address.
5. They have joined Unite and signed up as an affiliated member by 8 August 2016 . The Labour party will be conducting the election.

- See more at: Your Party Your Voice

but there is a caveat....

The Labour party will be first check applications against the electoral register and then will conduct checks on members to ensure that they are not supporters of any other parties. Unite does not have any role in this process.

 

[rutabowa]

Has anything come from Corbyn or close allies about this voting eligibility NEC vote taken after he left?

The rules of the Labour Party have changed since the last election. If you registered as an affiliated supporter for the last election, you'll need to re-register for £25. Alternatively, you can join an affiliated union which are listed below.

Click this link to sign up: Supporters | The Labour Party

Affiliated Unions:

- Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF)
- Broadcasting, Entertainment, Cinematograph and Theatre Union (BECTU)
- Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union (BFAWU)
- Community (formerly KFAT & ISTC)
- Communication Workers Union (CWU)
- Fire Brigades Union (FBU)
- GMB
- Musicians Union (MU)
- National Union of Mineworkers (NUM)
- Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA)
- Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians (UCATT)
- UNISON (The Public Services Union)
- UNITE (general workers in public and private sectors)
- Unity (formerly the Ceramic and Allied Trades Union - CATU)
- Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (USDAW)

 

[DotCommunist]

Good work

its nice that you appreciate my victories as well as my failures dave

 

[wheelie_bin]

Kidnap them, tie them up and dump them, alive and well, on the steps here.

Is that the Tories or the Lib Dems HQ? I'm happy to dump them at either, just wondering.

 

[butchersapron]

its nice that you appreciate my victories as well as my failures dave

Could you stop getting things slightly wrong btw.

 

[Raheem]

I don't really know where people are getting the idea that affiliated unions will get around the rule. IMO if the rule stands there is no way that will be allowed, only union members who have been in the union for 6 months+ will get to vote.

You might be right, but the emergency shutdown by the science one suggests there may actually be a loophole.

 

[Pickman's model]

You might be right, but the emergency shutdown by the science one suggests there may actually be a loophole.

there isn't a loophole if they close it