Press Release
GMB on progress
18 June 2012
This has nothing to do about expelling individuals or suppressing debate and to suggest this has to do with witch hunting is a smokescreen says GMB
GMB commented on Peter Mandelson's intervention on issue of Progress on BBC yesterday 17th June.
Paul Kenny, GMB general secretary said: "It is regrettable that Peter Mandelson, who once trod the trade union path in order to be selected as a Labour Party candidate to be an MP, has so much lost touch with ordinary working people's views on issues like privatisation, employment rights and the need for more social housing.
As for unions being failing organizations GMB membership has being growing year on year - in stark contrast to membership of the party of under New Labour, which has been in decline up to election of Ed Milliband.
The questions about Progress, about its aims and its funding remain to be answered. This has nothing to do about expelling individuals or suppressing debate. To suggest this has to do with witch hunting is a smokescreen.
This is about an organization funded by external vested interests who seek to gain influence over candidate selection and in internal elections.
There is no democratic scrutiny of this organization inside the Labour Party. Most people know that an enquiry into their external funding running into millions is long overdue.
The Labour Party needs new rules to safeguard its own democracy from outside money being used to buy influence over candidate selection and in internal elections."
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