The Future of the Party: Funding, members, structure (Co-op Fringe)

The panel discussion covered aspects such as union and corporate donations to parties; open primaries and other changes to party leaderships’ interaction with activists; and prospects for future membership given the rise of pressure groups and online activism. Chair: Katie Ghose (Chief Executive, Electoral Reform Society) George Foulkes (Chair, Reform, Decentralisation and Devolution APPG), Karin Christiansen (General Secretary, Co-operative Party), Jess Garland (Research Advisor, Electoral Reform Society) http://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/