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The struggle for Labour Party democracy continues
Demands for open selection and other reforms will not be squashed by a bureaucratic machine, says CHRIS WILLIAMSON
Chris Williamson

WHEN I sat down to write this article, Labour’s national executive committee was meeting for the second time in the week before conference to finalise the rule changes it will recommend to Labour delegates in Liverpool. 

If you’re already yawning, stay with me. Often technical, the struggles that take place at Labour’s annual conference this year are exciting and historic and here’s why.

Tony Benn famously said that democracy is the most revolutionary thing in the world. I’ve experienced the consequences that underline Benn’s insight first hand.

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