Labour Party leadership - useful blogs and websites

These blogs are useful for discussion.

Labour party supporters opinions are being debated. in
 Labour  Left Forward.
Labour List

Trade unions

Unison
UCATT Construction workers
Musicians Union

Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers

Community

USDAW

NUM

ASLEF
Communication workers union

UNIte
TSSA
Prison Officers

Other Socialist organisations declarations on candidates.

LRC Committee

Socialist education Association discussion from candidates
Education Politics special issue

Socialist Health Association.

Fabian society has debate but no endorsements

Campaign for Labour Party Democracy

Progress

Disabled People Against Cuts

Stop the  War Coalition
New Statemans List of campaign organisations supporting Corbyn
Worker’s Liberty
National campaign Against Fees and Cuts.

Academic blogs
Search these sites for interesting comment

• LSE Blogs 
• the Conversation

Labour Party leadership - other sources of research

Here are some useful websites for researching issues relating to the reform of the Labopur Party. Most dont address the election directly, but they are useful background on the type of thinking taking place in the party about its future direction.

Tribune magazine has online articles and discussion

Compass is a membership organisation which was launched in September 2003. It is composed of left of centre political thinkers who are seeking to critically discuss the future of Socialist/ Labour politics and government in the Uk. They include representatives from leading political think tanks Demos, Catalyst and the Fabian Society.

Open Left is a project aimed at renewing British left wing politics which was launched in 2009 by think tank Demos

Next Left is a blog mainatined by the Fabian Society

Renewal is a journal of labour politics which was established in 1993 by the UK Labour Party Central Co-ordinating Committee. It aims to promote dialogue about socialism. 'New Labour', the 'Third way,

Save the Labour Party grassroots group campaigning for more involvement from the rank and file.

Campaign for Labour Democracy - again seeking more power fro the grassroots.

Compare the candidates in the 2010 Labour Party elections

Unlock Democracy have just launched the Votematch tool to help you decide who you would support in the 2010 Labour Leadership election.

Some other useful places for finding news and discussion of the qualities of the candidates include newspapers
Many of the mainstream ones have special coverage.
For instance the Guardian has online video interviews, cartoons and stories.
The BBC has blogs and interviews as well as analysis of the candidates.
Channel 4 also has some interesting profiles and comments

Another interesting source of discussion are labour newsites.
Tribune magazine gives free access to some recent articles and comment.
Bloggers for Labour syndicates the latest comment from Twitter and bloggers among the Labour grassroots covering a wide range of topics!
LabourHome also has an interesting discussuion thread on the elections from Labour members and supporters.
Likewise more discussion on Labour List

finally Guido Fawkes for those seeking interesting comment and some cartoon images of the candidates!

Labour Leadership election- meet the candidates!

This week - a key event for the uk the Labour leadership election.
The best starting point is the official labour party website. This has a section which lists the candidates, and the rules.
The candidates are:
Diane Abbot campaign website
twitter
constituency website
They work for You (useful voting records, election results, membership of comittee and other facts)

Ed Balls
Campaign website
Twitter
Constituency website
They work for you.

Andy Burnham
campaign website
Twitter
Constituency
They work for you

David Miliband
Campaign website
Twitter
Constituency
They work for you.

Ed Miliband
Twitter
Campaign
Constituency
they work for you.