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Labile affect Labile affect or Pseudobulbar affect refers to the pathological expression of laughter, crying, or smiling. It is also known as '"Emotional Lability'", '"Pathological Laughter and Crying"', '"Emotional Incontinence'", or more recently Involuntary Emotional Expression Disorder (IEED) .
Labin Labin (Italian: Albona) is a town in Istria, Croatia, population 7,904 (2001) with 12,426 in the municipality (which also includes small towns of Rabac and VineĹľ, as well as a number of smaller villages, such as Crni).
Labinot Haliti Labinot Haliti (born October 26, 1984 in Priština, Kosovo, then part of Yugoslavia) is a football (soccer) player who currently plays as a striker for the Australian A-League club Newcastle United Jets. He has previously played for Sydney Olympic and Sydney United.
Labiodental approximant The labiodental approximant is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is P or v.
Labiodental flap Non-rhotic flaps are uncommon, but include a labiodental flap in languages of the Central African Republic and neighboring countries, such as Margi and Kera, as well as in Zimbabwe. It has also been reported from the Austronesian language Sika.
Labios Compartidos "Labios Compartidos" (Shared lips in English) is the first single released from Maná's seventh studio album, Amar es Combatir (2006). It became one of the band's most recognized songs, topping the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart for eight consecutive weeks.
Labioscrotal folds The labioscrotal folds (or labioscrotal swellings, or genital swellings) are paired structures in the human embryo that represent the final stage of development of the caudal end of the external genitals before sexual differentiation. In both males and females the two swellings merge:
Labiovelar consonant The term labiovelar is ambiguous. It may mean labial-velar (a consonant made at two places of articulation, one at the lips and the other at the soft palate), or it may mean labialized velar (a consonant with an approximant-like secondary articulation).
Labis Livieratos Labis Livieratos (Greek: Λάμπης Λιβιεράτος) was born in Athens, is a popular Greek singer. His talent and love for acting, was the cause and the motive that led him in the world of entertainment and into the Greek music scene.
Labneh Labneh (also spelled Labaneh, Lebnah,Originally from Lebanon Arabic: لبنة, Hebrew: לבנה) is a white Middle Eastern yogurt cheese made from sheep, cow, or occasionally goat milk. It has a consistency between that of yogurt and that of cheese, and has somewhat of a paste texture.
Labocania Labocania (meaning "red lipped") was a tyrannosauroid dinosaur from Baja California, Mexico, which lived 70 million years ago, in the Campanian stage of the late Cretaceous Period. Like other tyrannosaurs, it had two fingers on each hand, and over 60 sharp teeth the size of daggers in its jaws.
Labor (Israel) The Israel Labor Party (Hebrew: העבודה, Ha‘Avoda (Labor), officially מפלגת העבודה הישראלית, Mifleget Ha‘Avoda HaIsra’elit) is a center-left political party in Israel. It is a social democratic and Zionist party, a member of the Socialist International and an observer member of the Party of European Socialists.
Labor and Employment Relations Association The Labor and Employment Relations Association (LERA), formerly the Industrial Relations Research Association (IRRA), is an organization for professionals in industrial relations and human resources. The organization has roughly 3,000 members.
Labor and materials Labor and materials is a standard phrase in a contract for construction in which the buyer agrees to pay the contractor based upon the work performed by the contractor's employees and subcontractors, and for materials used in the construction (plus the contractor's mark up), no matter how much work is required to complete construction. This is opposed to a fixed-price contract, in which the buyer agrees to pay the contractor a lump sum for construction no matter what the contractors pay their employees, sub-contractors and suppliers.
Labor and Working-Class History Association Labor and Working-Class History Association is a non-profit association of academics, educators, students, and labor movement and other activists that promotes research into and publication of materials on the history of the labor movement in North and South America. Its current president is Columbia historian Alice Kessler-Harris.
Labor army The notion of the Labor army (трудовая армия, трудармия) was introduced in Bolshevist Russia in 1920. Initially the term was applied to regiments of Red Army transferred from military activity to labor acivity, such as logging, coal mining, firewood stocking, etc.
Labor certification Labor certification is a United States immigration concept. There are several options available to US employers who wish to hire foreign, nonimmigrant workers on a temporary but long-term basis: H-1B visas, L-1 visas, TN status and other options.
Labor Council for Latin American Advancement The Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan Latino organization affiliated with the AFL-CIO. It was formed in 1973 to provide Latino trade union members in the United States with a more effective voice within the AFL-CIO, to encourage Latino participation on the democratic process, and to encourage the organization of Latino workers into labor unions.
Labor Council of New South Wales The Labor Council of New South Wales is a representative body of Trade union organisations in the State of New South Wales, Australia. As of 2005 there are 67 unions and 8 Rural and Regional Trades & Labor Councils affiliated to the Labor Council, representing 800,000 workers in NSW.
Labor Day Carnival The Labor Day Carnival, or West Indian Carnival, is an annual celebration held in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Its main event is the West Indian-American Day Parade, which attracts up to two million spectators who watch the parade on its route along Eastern Parkway.
Labor Exchange Band The Labor Exchange Band (交工樂隊, 1999-2003) is an acclaimed Taiwanese Hakka band best known for their commitment to Hakka cultural innovation, as well as environmental activism, particularly in relation to the Meinung Dam. The band has identified its formation as an event borne out of the anti-dam movement and seen its work as intertwined with the movement.
Labor Forward The Labor Forward movement was an organizing program of the American Federation of Labor from roughly 1910 to 1920. The program, which took place in approximately 150 cities across the United States, was designed to convince workers of the labor movement's committment to Christian ideals and labor-management cooperation.
Labor history (discipline) Labor history (or labour history) is a broad field of study concerned with the development of the labor movement and the working class. The central concerns of labor historians include the development of labor unions, strikes, lockouts and protest movements, industrial relations, and the progress of working class and socialist political parties, as well as the social and cultural development of working people.
Labor intensity Labor intensity is the relative proportion of labor (compared to capital) used in a process. The term "labor intensive" can be used when proposing the amount of work that is assigned to each worker/employee (labor), emphasizing on the skill involved in the respective line of work.
Labor market of Japan The structure of Japan's labor market was experiencing gradual change in the late 1980s and was expected to continue this trend throughout the 1990s. The structure of the labor market is affected by the aging of the working population, increasing numbers of women in the labor force (see Working women in Japan), and workers' rising education level.
Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act The Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (or LMRDA), also known as the Landrum-Griffin Act, is a United States labor law statute that regulates labor unions' internal affairs and union officials' relationships with employers.
Labor Notes Labor Notes is a non-profit organization and network for rank-and-file union members and grassroots labor activists. Though officially titled the Labor Education and Research Project, the project is best known by the title of its monthly magazine--now the largest circulation cross-union national publication remaining in the United States.
Labor power Labour power (in German: Arbeitskraft, or labour force) is a crucial concept used by Karl Marx in his critique of capitalist political economy. He regarded labour power as the most important of the productive forces.
Labor productivity Labour productivity is generally speaking held to be the same as the "average product of labour" (average output per worker or per worker-hour, an output which could be measured in physical terms or in price terms).
Labor rights Labor rights or workers' rights are a group of legal rights and claimed human rights having to do with labor relations between workers and their employers, usually obtained under labor and employment law. In general, these rights' debates have to do with negotiating workers' pay, benefits, and safe working conditions.
Labor Right The Labor Right is the organised faction of the Australian Labor Party (the Right) that makes up the more economically liberal and socially conservative members of the ALP. The Right claims to represent the social democratic (as opposed to socialist) element within the party.
Labor shortage A Labor shortage is an economic condition in which there are insufficient qualified candidates (employees) to fill the market-place demands for employment at any price. This condition is sometimes referred to by Economists as "an insufficiency in the labor force.
Labor slugger war The Labor Sluggers War was a series of gang wars among New York labor sluggers for control of labor racketeering lasting from the first war between "Dopey" Benny Fein and Joe "The Greaser" Rosenzweig against a coalition of smaller gangs in 1911 and continuing on and off until the murder of Jacob "Little Augie" Orgen by Louis "Lepke" Buchalter and Gurrah Shapiro in 1927.
Labor theory of value The labor theory of value (LTV) is a term given to different accounts of value by various economists with the common element that the "value" of an exchangeable good or service is equal or proportional to the amount of labor required to produce it, including the labor required to produce the raw materials and machinery used in the process. The labor theory of value prevailed among classical economists through the mid-19th century with its most developed form appearing in Marxian economics; but among modern mainstream economists it is considered superseded by the theory of marginal utility.
Labor unions in the United States Labor unions in the United States today function as legally recognized representatives of workers in numerous industries, but are strongest among public sector employees such as teachers and police. Activity by labor unions in the United States today centers on collective bargaining over wages, benefits, and working conditions for their membership and on representing their members if management attempts to violate contract provisions.
Labor unrest Labor unrest is a term used by employers or those generally in the business community and sometimes in a community writ large and of law enforcement personnel to describe organizing and strike actions undertaken by labor unions, especially where labor disputes become violent or where industrial actions in which members of a workforce obstruct the normal process of business and generate industrial unrest are essayed.
Labor Zionism Labor Zionism (or Socialist Zionism, Labour Zionism) is the traditional left wing of the Zionist ideology and was historically oriented towards the Jewish workers' movement. Unlike the "political Zionist" tendency founded by Theodor Herzl and advocated by Chaim Weizmann, Labor Zionists did not believe that a Jewish state would be created simply by appealing to the international community or to a powerful nation such as Britain, Germany or the Ottoman Empire.
Labor: Studies in Working-Class History of the Americas Labor: Studies in Working-Class History of the Americas is a quarterly journal which publishes articles regarding the history of the labor movement in the United States. It is the official journal of the Labor and Working-Class History Association (LAWCHA) and is published by Duke University Press.
LaboratĂłrio Nacional de Luz SĂ­ncrotron LaboratĂłrio Nacional de Luz SĂ­ncrotron (LNLS) is the Brazilian National Laboratory of Synchrotron Light, a research institution on physics, chemistry, material science and life sciences. It located in the subdistrict of BarĂŁo Geraldo of the city of Campinas, state of SĂŁo Paulo, Brazil.
Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso The Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso is a particle physics laboratory of the INFN, situated near the Gran Sasso mountain in Italy, between the towns of L'Aquila and Teramo. In addition to a surface portion of the laboratory, there are extensive underground facilities beneath the mountain.
Laboratory A laboratory (informally, lab) is a facility that provides controlled conditions in which scientific research, experiments, and measurement may be performed. The title of laboratory is also used for certain other facilities where the processes or equipment used are similar to those in scientific laboratories.
Laboratory animal suppliers in the United Kingdom The animal liberation movement in the UK has historically been a prominent one compared to the rest of the world. During the 1980s, laboratories themselves were often targeted by activists, but they have increasingly employed higher security measures.
Laboratory Automation Laboratory automation is a multi-disciplinary strategy to research, develop, optimize and capitalize on technologies in the laboratory that enable new and improved processes. Laboratory automation professionals are academic, commercial and government researchers, scientists and engineers who conduct research and develop new technologies to increase productivity, elevate experimental data quality, reduce lab process cycle times, or enable experimentation that otherwise would be impossible.
Laboratory equipment Laboratory equipment refers to the various tools and equipment used by scientists working in a laboratory. These include tools such as Bunsen burners and microscopes as well as specialty equipment such as spectrophotometers and calorimeters.
Laboratory experimentation Psychology has adapted the principles of positivist research to develop a wide range of laboratory-based approaches to research. Typically, such research seeks to test a hypothesis in controlled circumstances.
Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics The Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) is a research organization at the University of Colorado at Boulder. It was originally called the Upper Air Laboratory, but changed to its current name in 1965.
Laboratory for Automation Psychology The Laboratory for Automation Psychology (LAP) (also Laboratory for Automation Psychology and Decision Processes or LAPDP) was founded in 1983 by Kent Norman and Nancy Anderson as an affiliate of the Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory (HCIL) at the University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies (UMIACS).
Laboratory for Experimental Medicine and Surgery in Primates LEMSIP or Laboratory for Experimental Medicine and Surgery in Primates, was a New York University research facility founded in 1965 by Edward Goldsmith and Jan Moor-Jankowski. The Tuxedo, New York-based outfit was a prominent vendor of primates and primate parts in the New York metropolitan area.
Laboratory for Laser Energetics The Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) is a scientific research facility which is part of the University of Rochester's south campus, located in Rochester, New York. The lab was established in 1970 and its operations since then have been funded jointly; mainly by the United States Department of Energy, the University of Rochester and the New York State government.
Laboratory glassware Laboratory glassware refers to a variety of equipment, traditionally made of glass, used for scientific experiments and other work in science, especially in chemistry and biology laboratories. Some of the equipment is now made of plastic for cost, ruggedness, and convenience reasons, but glass is still used for some applications because it is relatively inert, transparent, more heat-resistant than some plastic up to a point, and relatively easy to customize.
Laboratory information system A laboratory information system (LIS), is a class of software which handles receiving, processing and storing information generated by Medical laboratory processes. These systems often must interface with instruments and other information systems such as hospital information systems (HIS).
Laboratory Information Management System A Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) is computer software that is used in the laboratory for the management of samples, laboratory users, instruments, standards and other laboratory functions such as invoicing, plate management, and work flow automation. A LIMS and a Laboratory Information System (LIS) perform similar functions.
Laboratory of European Cultural Cooperation The Laboratory of European Cultural Cooperation (the LAB) is a pan-European initiative. It provides access to opportunities for transnational cultural cooperation and stimulates intercultural dialogue across Europe.
Laboratory of Molecular Biology Laboratory of Molecular Biology (sometimes abbreviated as LMB) in Cambridge, England is the molecular biology research facility of the Medical Research Council of the United Kingdom. It was first established in 1947 as a "Unit for Research on the Molecular Structure of Biological Systems".
Laboratory robotics Laboratory robotics is the act of using robots in biology or chemistry labs. For example, pharmaceutical companies employ robots to move biological or chemical samples around to synthesize novel chemical entities or to test pharmaceutical value of existing chemical matter.
Laboratory Robotics Interest Group The Laboratory Robotics Interest Group (LRIG)is an international non-profit organization] dedicated to the study and discussion of [[Laboratory Automation|laboratory automation. Through mailing lists, forums, and online presentations, as well as regular regional meetings and conferences, the LRIG acts as a networking tool as well as a scholarly resource.
Laboratory Rotation Laboratory rotations are typically a part of first year graduate school (PhD-oriented) in American universities, especially in the research-oriented areas like biology and chemistry where an incoming student is expected to work in 4 to 6 different laboratories (each is called a "rotation") for durations of about 6 to 8 weeks, before making a final decision regarding which group he or she wishes to join.
Laboratory school A laboratory school is one which follows a model of experiential education based on the original Laboratory School run by John Dewey at the University of Chicago. Many laboratory schools are still in operation in the United States and across the globe.
Laboratory Specimen Laboratory Specimen refers to a sample of a specie which is preserved and made available to Zoology students in educational institutions. The purpose of this is to educate the student about the structure, general appearance, various organs, and details related to its body.
Laboratory techniques Laboratory techniques are the sum of procedures used on natural sciences such as chemistry, biology, physics in order to conduct an experiment, all of them follow scientific method; while some of them involves the use of complex laboratory equipment from laboratory glassware to electrical devices others don't require such specific or expensive supplies.
Laborem Exercens Laborem Exercens was an encyclical written by Pope John Paul II in 1981, on human work. It is part of a larger body of writings known as Catholic social teaching, that trace their origin to Rerum Novarum which was issued by Pope Leo XIII in 1891.
Laborers' International Union of North America The Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA, often shortened to just the Laborers' Union) is an American] and [[Canada|Canadian labor union formed in 1903. As of 2005, they have about 700,000 members, including about 80,000 it its Mail Handler's division.
Labouchere Amendment The Labouchere Amendment to the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 in the United Kingdom was named after the Member of Parliament who introduced it to Parliament, Henry Labouchere. Added to the Act at the last minute, it was rushed through and passed on August 7, 1885, becoming Section II of the Act.
Laboulbeniomycetes The Laboulbeniomycetes are a unique group of fungi that are apparent external parasites of insects and other arthropods, both terrestrial and aquatic. These fungi are minute; their fruiting bodies commonly measure less than one millimeter.
Labour (economics) In classical economics and all micro-economics labour (or labor) is a measure of the work done by human beings and is one of three factors of production, the others being land and capital. There are macro-economic system theories which have created a concept called human capital (referring to the skills that workers possess, not necessarily their actual work), although there are also counterposing macro-economic system theories that think human capital is a contradiction in terms.
Labour and employment law Labour law (American English: labor) or employment law is the body of laws, administrative rulings, and precedents which addresses the legal rights of, and restrictions on, working people and their organizations. As such, it mediates many aspects of the relationship between trade unions, employers and employees.
Labour and tax laws in Iran Roughly one-fourth of Iran's labour force is engaged in manufacturing and construction. Another one-fifth is engaged in agriculture, and the remainder are divided almost evenly between occupations in services, transportation and communication, and finance.
Labour battalion Labour battalions have been a form of alternative service or unfree labor in various countries. In some cases they were the result of some kind of discriminative segregation of the population, while in some others they have been a conscious choice.
Labour battalion (Turkey) A labour battalion (Turkish: Amele Taburu, Greek: Τάγμα Εργασίας Tagma Ergasias) was a form of unfree labor in late Ottoman Empire and later in Turkish Repubic Henry Morgentau, Sr., "I was sent to Athens", Garden City N.
Labour candidates and parties in Canada There have been various groups in Canada that have nominated candidates under the label Labour Party or Independent Labour Party or other variations from the 1870s until the 1960s. These were usually local or provincial groups using the Labour Party or Independent Labour Party name, backed by local Labour Councils (made up of all the union locals in a city) or individual trade unions.
Labour council A labour council, trades council or industrial council is an association of labour unions or union branches in a given area. Most commonly, they represent unions in a given geographical area, whether at the district, city, region, or provincial or state level.
Labour Campaign for Electoral Reform The Labour Campaign for Electoral Reform (LCER) is a movement within the British Labour Party for electoral reform particularly of the first past the post system in House of Commons constituencies and the undemocratic House of Lords.
Labour Campaign for Lesbian and Gay Rights The Labour Campaign for Lesbian and Gay Rights (LCLGR) is a socialist society and is affiliated to the Labour Party. Its purpose is to campaign within the Labour Party and wider Labour movement to promote the rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender communities.
Labour Co-ordinating Committee The Labour Co-ordinating Committee (LCC) was a factional body inside the British Labour Party established in 1978 and wound-up in 1995. In that period it moved (along with many of its members) from a group established to challenge to leadership of the party from the left to the vanguard of Tony Blair's drive to modernise the party's organisation and policies.
Labour Coalition The Labour Coalition was an electoral coalition in Northern Ireland of socialist and labour groups, formed to stand in the 1996 Northern Ireland Forum elections. The coalition had the support of the Labour Party of Northern Ireland, Irish Militant Labour, the British and Irish Communist Organisation and the Newtownabbey Labour Party, among others.
Labour Coordinating Committee The Labour Coordinating Committee was a soft left ginger group within the Labour Party. Originally associated with the Bennite ascendancy of the early 1980s, the group evolved over time to support Neil Kinnock's modernisation efforts and finally acted as an influential network of Blairites (Tony Blair himself was a member) before being wound-up in 1998.
Labour Day Classic The Labour Day Classic is a particular week of the Canadian Football League schedule that is played over the Labour Day weekend. This particular weekend, typically the tenth or eleventh week in the season, is known for its fixtures that do not change from year to year, unlike other weeks of the CFL schedule.
Labour Democratic Party The Labour Democratic Party (Partito Democratico del Lavoro) was a progressive party founded in 1943 by some former members of the Italian Reform Socialist Party, formed by those Socialists who wanted to cooperate with the Liberal political guard who governed Italy from the days of Giovanni Giolitti. Leading members of the party were Ivanoe Bonomi, Meuccio Ruini and Enrico Molè.
Labour Friends of Israel Labour Friends of Israel is a UK Parliament based campaign group promoting support within the British Labour Party for a strong bilateral relationship between Britain and Israel. It also seeks to strengthen ties between the British and the Israeli Labour party.
Labour Front The Labour Front was a political party in Singapore. It was founded before the 1955 legislative council elections by David Saul Marshall, Singapore's first chief minister in 1955 and Lim Yew Hock, Singapore's second chief minister.
Labour Government 1929-1931 The Second Labour Government was formed by Ramsay MacDonald on his second appointment as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on June 5 1929. As the name suggests it was the second occasion on which the Labour Party had formed a government; the first Labour government held office during 1924.
Labour legislation LABOUR LEGISLATION is the regulation of labor in some form or another, whether by custom, royal authority, ecclesiastical rules or by formal legislation in the interests of a community, is as old as the most ancient forms of civilization.
Labour Leader's Office Fund The Labour Leader's Office Fund was a blind trust established and run by Lord Levy to finance Tony Blair's work in opposition before the 1997 General Election. Contributors to it included the millionaires Sir Trevor Chinn, Sir Emmanuel Kaye, Alex Bernstein and Bob Gavron, the latter two of whom later received peerages.
Labour movement The labour movement (or labor movement) is a broad term for the development of a collective organization of working people, to campaign in their own interest for better treatment from their employers and political governments, in particular through the implementation of specific laws governing labor relations. Labour unions and trade unions are common names for the specific collective organizations within societies, organized for the purpose of representing the interests of workers and the working class.
Labour Party (South Africa) The South African Labour Party was a professedly socialist party representing the interests of the white working class. The worldwide depression after the end of the First World War had led to a strike in South Africa, which had been defused through a combination of military force and negotiation with the out-gunned unions, earning Jan Smuts the enmity of the labour vote.
Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in the United Kingdom. It is currently the party of government in the United Kingdom and in the Scottish Parliament (in coalition with the Scottish Liberal Democrats), Welsh Assembly and Mayor of London (although only the second largest grouping on the London Assembly).
Labour Party (UK) deputy leadership election, 2007 The 2007 Labour Party deputy leadership election is a British political party election for the position of Deputy Leader of the Labour Party and in the event of the leader for some reason having to stand down or dying then the Deputy Leader becomes leader, John Prescott has announced that he will go as Deputy Prime Minister and Deputy Leader at the same time as Tony Blair - if he stands down as deputy leader on the same day as Tony Blair stands down as leader then the Deputy Leadership election and Labour Party leadership election will both be on the same day, if he leaves it until Tony Blair stands down as Prime Minister then it will be two months later. Prescott tells Labour: I'm sorry BBC News
Labour Party (UK) leadership election, 1922 The Labour Party leadership election of 1922 was the first leadership election for the posts of Chairman and Leader of the Parlimamentary Labour Party. The post had previously been known simply as "Chairman of the Parliamentary Labour Party".
Labour Party (UK) leadership election, 1935 The 1935 Labour Party leadership election took place on 26 November 1935 when Herbert Morrison and Arthur Greenwood challenged Clement Attlee, the incumbent party leader of only one month and one day. Both the candidates thought it was unfair that Clement Attlee had been elected leader of the Labour Party without a formal contest.
Labour Party (UK) leadership election, 1980 The British Labour Party leadership election of 1980 was held following the resignation of James Callaghan. Callaghan had been Prime Minister 1976—1979 and had stayed on as leader of the Labour Party for eighteen months in order to oversee an orderly transition to his favoured successor, Denis Healey.
Labour Party (UK) leadership election, 1983 The Labour Party leadership election of 1983 occurred when former leader Michael Foot resigned after winning only 209 seats at the 1983 UK general election - a loss of 70 seats. This was the worst showing for Labour since 1929.
Labour Party (UK) leadership election, 1988 The Labour Party leadership election of 1988 arose when Tony Benn, identified with the left-wing of the British Labour Party, challenged the incumbent Neil Kinnock. The challenge arose shortly after the Labour Party had lost the 1987 UK general election, the expulsion of some far left Labour Party members, and the production of a document intended to replace Clause IV of the party's constitution, removing the commitment to nationalisation of industries.
Labour Party (UK) leadership election, 1994 A leadership election was held in 1994 for the Labour Party in the United Kingdom, after the death of incumbent leader John Smith. The system was the first held under the new leadership election rules, including an element of one member one vote, which had been introduced in 1993.
Labour Party (UK) leadership election, 2007 The 2007 Labour Party leadership election campaign is already underway, but the actual vacancy has been predicted by many in parliament and the media to occur before May 31 2007 Will Blair and Brown get their way? BBC News 6 September 2006 - this being the last feasible date for the campaign to start so that a new leader could be in place before the summer recess - upon the resignation of Tony Blair.
Labour Party Irish Society The Labour Party Irish Society is an affiliate organisation of the British Labour Party. It is a collective body of Labour Party members of Irish birth or descent, and promotes the interests of the Irish in Britain as a whole.
Labour Party of Scotland The Labour Party of Scotland were a small political party active in Dundee, Scotland. They were formed as a left-wing breakaway from the Scottish National Party (SNP) and contested the 1973 Dundee East by-election, where the number of votes they gathered were greater than the Labour Party majority over the SNP candidate Gordon Wilson.
Labour Party Pakistan The Labour Party Pakistan is a small political party, claiming a membership of 2,800 in 2003, which originates from the Trotskyist tradition. Its founders were students in the Netherlands who came into contact with the Committee for a Workers International and were recruited to that body in 1980.
Labour Party Young Socialists The Labour Party Young Socialists (LPYS) were established by the British Labour Party following the collapse of the earlier Young Socialists following the expulsion of the entryist Socialist Labour League (which became the Workers Revolutionary Party) in 1964.
Labour Representation Committee (2004) The Labour Representation Committee is a British socialist pressure group within the Labour Party. It was formed at a founding conference on Saturday 3rd July 2004, taking its name from the original Labour Representation Committee which was formed in February 1900.
Labour Research Department The Labour Research Department (LRD) is an independent trade union based research organisation, based in London, that provides information to support trade union activity and campaigns. LRD's publications Labour Research, Bargaining Report, Fact Service and LRD Booklets, along with an Enquiry Service provide detailed information for supporting negotiations and campaigns.

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