Labour and the Unions

Briefly, there is a row over the Labour Party's candidate in Falkirk and how much influence the Unions have over this candidate's selection. It of course raises issues for the Labour Party about its links with the unions.

Of interest to G&P students contemplating the political ideas and beliefs of the Labour party (the Unite Union would like the party to be more socialist), and how candidates are selected by the local parties.

Ed Miliband's solution seems to be reducing the link between the members of a union and them being given Labour Party membership.

Clearly there is an issue here about political participation, and the effectiveness of Britain's political system in a situation where there is a falling membership of political parties.

As ever, the BBC's Nick Robinson has some interesting stuff to say about the whole thing here.

[Picture Credit - BBC News]