THERE'S nothing like an election to force discussion of politics.
Benn claimed that his candidacy would concentrate Labour Party sonalities'. The reverse has happened. Labour Party and union has discussed what policies they want the deputy Labour leader to implement.
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as acca win such against Benn's recent hes calling for British withdrawal dissident *a.ens to make reland sue inside the labour Cement upsetting the bipartisan apBenn's critics claimed the internal party on democracy Moral chances. That Labour's landslide esses in the local eleclabour move'lefts' claimed that standing for deputy weaken ine left's for democracy in the Again the -se has occurred. 4 CI the Wembley ference Michael Foot right conently boasted of overWing the 40-30-30 eleci college formula at the Labour conNow that hope is unexedly voted to defend hormula and now the insport workers and the seem likely suit. To y union to back Foot's : eferred 50-25-25 option APEX.
Amazingly this right *ng union voted in the WHIC I COOIULIUM = anifesto to be drawn up "i the national executive rather than the parliamen:ary Labour leaders. As a result there may well now be a slim majority inside Socialist Challenge 21 May, 1961 Opponents of Tony discussion on perEvery Tony Benn at last November's unemp/cyment march in Liverpool the Labour Party for the left's position on manifesto at the next conTerence Neither have the votes for Benn at the union conference been negligible.
His candidature received more than 30 per cent of the vote at the APE› ference and 20 per at USDAW Both unions were expected to overwhelmingly oppose him the pattern of union cecisions one neoul. leader now becoming Ciedr. led by the right wing are unashamedly swinging their bloc vote behind Healey. Those led by the left, under pressure from the media campaign about 'union leaders smoke-filled rooms', are seeking 'more democratic' methods.
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each postage) bulk rates Alan Fisher's proposal which was adopted by the NUPE conference was for branch Dalols shine the deputy leader1000 word SOlD manifesto from each candidate will be circulated to the members but no decithe form of local ballot.
John Suddaby, retary of Camden dod chairpEson of Londivisional council, Challenge: In Camden use Socialist W1l1 organise mass members meetin discuss which candidate to support and I hope that the London division will the didates.
Such forms of mass democracy and collective branch discussions can on democratising the unions aid the process and the Labour Party. But any proposals that union branch ballots should take the form of secret ballots should be firmly resisted Without such collective aiscussion within ine union individual members are left in secret ballots to the slander campaigns of establishment press Anen thing that's certain in the Labour leadership election is that not one of the mass circulation dailies will be backing Benn! Clive Jenkins got a rude shock as ASTMS conference backed Benn
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