compete against it if they can't railroad their policies through?
DEEPER Whether the right-wing decide to cut and run or not, one thing is in the period ahead, growing pressure will be exerted on the Labour Party to stand up and fight for working people who built it, finance it and vote for it.
of working people are hammered out, the question of democracy will be becoming ever-more relevant. More and more activists will want to ensure that democratic decisions are not just voted for but implemented. If Mrs Williams and her friends find this deplorable, they are indeed in the wrong party. certain. As the Tory attacks deepen And, as policies in the interests On March 2nd, the Greater London Regional Council of the Labour Party voted, by a 10 to I majority, for troops out of Ireland. After a lively debate, a resolution was passed calling on the Parliamentary Labour Party to "commit itself to a policy of withdrawal from N. Ireland"
The movers of the resolution disassociated themselves sharply from the 'bi-partisan' policy of the Labour leaders who, over the past ten years, have aped the Tories in pouring troops into the 6 Counties to crush the right of determination.
The resolution, it is true, did not call for a "troops out now' position and no doubt its success was partly due to the fact that many were able to support it without committing themselves to an active campaign today.
Nevertheless, it was a major step forward in condemning the pro-Tory stance of the Labour leaders and calling for a serious debate in the labour movement on the question of Ireland. It is up to all socialists to echo its call on the NEC to open up a wide-ranging debate on the question in the period ahead
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