Party commission of inquiry has finally completed its work. On the most controversial issues tion of leader, manifesto, reselection of MPs -it remained absolutely silent.
Commenting on this outcome in the last issue of the Rank and File Mobilising Committee's stated: It needs to be said that the NEC members araueo trom me woro collal lit three constitutional questions should be determined by val ly ference.
'Now these questions will be taken in the normal constitutional way. Those who were manocuvrit lo use une comunissiol to bring about changes in the nationa executive to undermine its marginal leftwing majority find their efforts have come to nought.' If the commission, or rather certain members of that esteemed body. failed to get their way on the actual constitutional Part of the picket year's conference. -eleccontrol of the Other discussion posals. Banen Eric Heffen ference agenda through an members at concursuitulonal year would be to 1983.
ference policy progress to democracy by resurecellig he 3-year rule which was thrown out at last : By recommending the reinstatement of. this rule, they hoped to prevent any furon constitutional profar beer thwarted. The NEC meeting to discuss the commission's report threw out any suggestion of the rule being resurrected.
But it could still be placed on the contom al altilated organisanon, la walde case the left will have to mobilise against it. Its re-introduction would mean that any oroposal. aiscussca ruled out of order if resubmitted by affiliated organisations prior Blackpool, Labour activists will be saddled with the PLP veto on the manifesto, a leadership which fails to implement con— and no constitutional way of changing that situation week's hearing against those arrested on the Gay Pride march