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Described by the the 'stop Benn' candidate it is how Silkin's votes distributed in the second round that will be the decisive factor between Healey and Benn.
battle is now on to stop the reported move by Alex Kitson, acting general secretary of the TGWU, to persuade union's delegates at Party Conference to abstain in the second ballot.
According to John Silkin and his supporters, he is a man the left, 'the candidate who can help to lead us into the next election as party committed to the policies passed by conference, but comto understanding and radeship within the party'.
So where does this paragon of virtue stand on the key questions being debated within the labour movement?
Issues In a statement in the August issue Luc Post Union's Silkin defined four police issues as 'holding the key to our country's future'. These were on industry, the EEC, policy and nuclear arms.
On the industrial front he calls for 'reversing Tory spending cuts; for 'steering British business to re-equip our home base' for manufactured imports' He argues for from the Common Market in order to get more control over EEC Imports 'which British workers jobs'. not say whether he is in favour of a United Socialist Europe.
Nowhere does he call for a planned programme of public Cente facilities and jobs that working people need. He does not call or controls on the capital. On the vexed question of incomes policy he complains that it has repeatedly dominated the relationship between the government and the trade unions, instead of constituting a minor part of what he hopes should be 'a broad, constructive dialogue' between them. Waffle So it seems that he is annoyed at the importance placed on the issue, which is his excuse for dodging it.
In a truly inspired bit of waffle he admits that nuclear missile programme will keep both East and West on the very edge of a nucear flagration that would utterly destror Europe for tions!) Again he fails to say where he stands in regard to the Cruise and Trident systems or unilateral disarmament.
There is little point of contact between policies adopted Labour conferences Silkin's programme. He makes no mention of democracy, accountability, of Although no one seriously expects John Silkin to be elected deputy leader of the Labour Party, some 70 MPs led by Stan Orme, Judith Hart, Don Concannon and Frank Field have pledged their support. committed are the Transport & General Workers Union's one and a quarter million votes as well as those of the seamen and agricultural workers unions.
press as orities, of womens rights or of are shifting the balance of wealth and power in favour of working people. He is A stand on the record of the last Labour governeal policies are those of Callaghan and Healey. that Labour divisions in the party as his supporters claim? His and comradeliness' are scarcely evident when he says that the supporters of only or discussing here or ble discussing the terms other than that of a pantomime in which their own idol tolerance, always plays Cinderella.' Led by people like Don Concannon, the sadistic ghoul who Office Journal, incomes controlling withdrawal LOSI He does services, export of the congeneraand min- Silkin
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The Benn alr get out role the leadership in and to stop the role of John Silkin is recommendto socialist policies. of the left' went to Bobby Sands death bed to tell him that the Labour Party wouldn't support the hunger strikers' just demands.
Silkin is a stalking horse for He draws left support from those who can't stomach bully-boy Healey with his record and policies but who got the bottle to go down the road Benn has open ed. He gives left cover for those embarassed endorse Silkin's candidacy gives the union leaderships the possibilitheir members' votes behind Healey on the second ballot, a possibility which the membership cannot easily task of Benn supporters in the next few weeks is the truth about Silkin's record and programme the trade unions Silkin from ferring their votes to Healey or abstaining. A victory for Benn would be an immeasurable important step towards a future Labour government committed This Conceili and movements.
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