Marxist wing of the Labour Party. THE media's failure to generate a witch-hunt against the Militant within the ranks of the labour report by Lord Underhill being dropped almost as rapidly as it had been seized on.
Militant was intended as part of an offensive to counter the gains made by the left within the Labour Party, the outcome can only be regarded as a victory for the left as a whole.
previous occasion, when the chief inquisitor was Shirley tant was able to mobilise considerable sympathy. Unfortunately, as with the previous witch-hunt, Militant limited its defence to Marxist 'respectability' that the acceptance of the constituand socialism was a condition of memberThe response by Nick Bradley, a well known Militant supporter and the Labour Party Young Socialists' representative on the Labour Party executive. was to say: ' To her demand for unequivocal answers from us on achieved democratically, we reply, policy of calling for the nationalisaworkers' control, to be achieved by means an Enabling Act through when Labour is in government.
There is only one interpretation taht can be placed on this policy: that Militant believes that socialism can be legislated through orientation is summarised in its main slogan, 'Labour power ABERDEEN:
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Years of burrowing away within the Labour Party has meant that Militant bases its activity on the internal rhythms and routines of the party, policies is waged on terms which the labour bureaucracy can accept of seeking to break reformists from subordinating workers' struggle to concentration on the Labour Party' programme leads its followers to engage in somewhat abstract debates lennon on quesuons or government Labourism, Militant confines this to the Labour Party and Parliament, side-stepping in its propaganda the fact will seek to put paid to any the political framework of the reformists, as can oe seen in Its lanure o pose the removal of the right-wing leaders of the labour movement.
Removed Wall, a leading Militant spokesperson, said that the post election divisions in the Labour Party were not about personalities — the removal of the Callaghan leadership - but about amendments and policies. He merely put fighting for a change of policy, but necessity of fighting for leadership, and lets the Labour leaders off the on hook. Moreover it has become a DUNDEE: SC London Divisiona Hacker, • ca. Earl me 210 Hector Re HUDDERSFIELD: aceworks. The Plaza. SCals available at Peacer BAton The SCale Hand Hit Biosk Lausati boxes preaching from the chiro about local a res: Tel SWINDON: Sc on sale il-1 every sar.. kegen Cread Centre and on Lintone ki dlesbrough, Force general election NO Porough for working reople One disastrous CHIL Welsh TUC:
UNEMPLOYMENT dominated the discussion at the Welsh TUC at Llandudno last weekend. A recent report produced by Bangor University estimates that 173,000 people will be out of work in Wales by 1983 -that's an increase from 8.7 to 14 per cent.
Emlyn Williams, the South Wales NUM president, warned the
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