This was the first meeting since May, after the September meeting was cancelled because of the Queen’s death. Regional director Teddy Ryan had good news on staffing, with new trainee organisers working in marginal seats and more positions to be filled in the New Year. More than half of regional staff were now women, with […]
The first NEC meeting after conference was held in Newcastle and concentrated on preparing for a general election which could come at any time. Aims and objectives included clear, optimistic and persuasive messages about what a Labour government would offer, strong campaigning in key seats, fundraising, effective use of digital technology, a diverse and inclusive […]
NEC Update, November 2022 The full NEC will meet in Newcastle on 29 November. Before then, here is a report on various meetings since conference. Organisation Committee, 8 November 2022 Reorganisation Postponed Back in July the committee agreed to reorganise English CLPs along new Westminster boundaries from 1 January 2023. The committee now decided to […]
This report is relatively brief because the NEC made all the key decisions before conference, and because Covid finally caught up with me and I spent most of the week trying to keep up online from my hotel room. I did manage the NEC meeting on Saturday evening before testing positive. The rule changes had […]
The meeting opened with a minute’s silence in memory of Queen Elizabeth. After ten days of national tributes, normal business could resume. However the power went off after an hour, cutting lights, microphones and wi-fi. There were enough of us in the room to make a quorum, but those Zooming in could have been seriously […]
The NEC was back on Zoom, this time because of climate crisis rather than Covid, trapped in our individual sweltering attics and offices. After more false sightings than the Loch Ness monster the Forde report, an inquiry into the leaked internal report of 2020, had finally slipped into the general secretary’s inbox. The NEC agreed […]
NEC Update, July 2022 A week is indeed a long time in politics. When two NEC subcommittees met on 5 July we had no idea that within 48 hours Boris Johnson would be out, and I was already heading home when the implosions began. Otherwise the day would have been much more exciting than the […]
The NEC met in the Labour borough of Westminster, the first time anyone has been able to say that. The election results featured throughout, and we are trying to re-learn habits of optimism and common purpose after years of strife and depression. Deputy leader Angela Rayner thanked everyone for solidarity against the misogynistic Daily Mail […]
National Executive Committee, 29 March 2022 This meeting was in hybrid mode, so I went to London and enjoyed face-to-face conversation and Wendy Nichols’ excellent home-made cakes. Members paid tribute to Margaret Beckett who has announced that she will not stand at the next election, though she crisply pointed out that she has not yet […]
Below are notes on recent subcommittee meetings, leading up to the full NEC meeting on 29 March. Equalities committee, 1 March 2022 This was the first meeting since November, and the committee elected the following officers: Chair – James Asser Vice-chair, women – Ann Black / Nadia Jama (job-share) Vice-chair, disabilities – Ellen Morrison Vice-chair, […]