tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29618513.post5842792675803068568..comments2023-09-13T09:59:36.013+01:00Comments on snowflake5: Why Labour Should Rebuff Union Attempts to Dictate Labour Policysnowflake5http://www.blogger.com/profile/14700425293614182769noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29618513.post-53285497020277482072008-06-11T23:25:00.000+01:002008-06-11T23:25:00.000+01:00TU members do have as much right to join constitue...TU members <I>do</I> have as much right to join constituency parties as anyone else. But most don't.<BR/><BR/>My point was that the GMB and the other unions wan't to dictate policy, and penalise Labour MPs who are following Labour policy. Essentially they are disrespecting the constituency parties who support those MPs.<BR/><BR/>Labour policy and most crucially MP selection is down to the snowflake5https://www.blogger.com/profile/14700425293614182769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29618513.post-5779747541045051582008-06-11T21:00:00.000+01:002008-06-11T21:00:00.000+01:00"This is a direct threat to the primacy of the con..."This is a direct threat to the primacy of the constituency parties who select and support MPs/parliamentary candidates, help formulate policy and do the donkey work at elections. Here's the reason why this would be a bad thing."<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure that is. TU members have a right (and in my view, one that should be encouraged) to join CLPs as much as anyone else; they should also have a rightTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07801341846218646357noreply@blogger.com