published. BRIAN reviews London Labour while TESSA Veroiull GELDEREN looks at the pamphlet. put out by Labour Weekly.
Labour Weekly has certain duel The Their Centre' full of USClul morallull its leaders Ine Dor Ene Tolt Labour Partv and the internal problems it faces today.
It looks at its relationship to nedia and the City and it eitism and determined to stay that way. establishes 'party Kut nownere aoes une Damoniel confront why the SDP came into existence in the first place and what this means for the the SDP hardly in apple pie order.
In looking at the policies of the SDP, it points out that Lace are SUllIC divide either tne parilamentary icadersmy or members or both'. Included in this list 'internal party democracy on the running of the he best weapon to attack the SD Again. the pamphlet (which consists of number of unsigned articles) criticises the SDP's method of selecting parliamentary and council candidates states one article, could well find that he she 'starts out as challenger to the officially preferred candidate. Wall might like so Knote original).
so different between that and the Labour Party's method of reselection The pamphlet all the way through tries to impiv that the gang of tour and their followers represented a certain wing inside that 5 gbi rid Patty a. and HERON Briefing's VĂN and in the the rooted in ABOUR At times it attacks The own house is Labour available 'which principle wnen sne said a 20 years. cenal nal ine adet wail in this calls for.
the true nature of the SDP.
to cailure to them good riddance, leaders.
true the Rd, 'Shirley Williams may have been right in centre party would have no roots, no principles and no But this centre party the inheritance of the Gaitskellite who ruled the Labour Party for more than Labour Party still fighting that inheritance that is the real inbe enough, as the pamphlet *if the Labour Party can. betveen now and the next election, get across What is need ed are socialist policies and a committment once in office. deal with that question, lets the SDP off the hook. and more impor tantly our own Labour and trade union SDP ...
London Labour Briefing have produced a useful handbook of news and views of the SDP for the Labour most interesting pieces are the articles action Islington Southwark heres ne local version ortne corruni and ume serving ex-Labour desertion to the SDP counterparts have beer I brightened up. the glare of publicity. Labour in nothing vul lame, mese counculors no marinem par escar brand ermineapale haver brand politics. But, is the same true at a national One of the cosy assumptions of some of the pieces ine vamoniel is unal Labour is already the proud possessor of socialist policies, and a measure of interThe Roy Jenkins wing came the technological revolution' in the 60 'revisionism.
march union bureacracy Jenkins, nor Owen nor rarly no accident that these leaders modern counterparts And, more to 1 p&p representation to . agree. inreat is never contronica.
political project in the labour ment lor me rule class dealll. backi Ine spac Liberal/SDP Alliance The right wing MaTt 'fixit unilateralism DulL oureaucracy gains made over the past period.
of the Part U D managerial layers in society in the alliance created around Wilson's white hot heat of which in turn had been prepared by Gait sken s assaull on clause 4 ana crosslal s Jenkins sing to nose to her de out of the Party the in its wake It was not who led Callaghan, Was Healev and Jack Jones of the IGWU. It is — or inel are still with us they are still Despite entertaining and useful pieces on coalitionism, ine inreat or proportiona.
the labour movemeni idd whales of the hich e which we • would the precise character of the SDP's The SDP has provided the right wing of the trade union bureaucracy with a new now occupied by the trade union leaders have launched an offensive in the labour movement. Witch-hunts and the threat oi back arouno discussions comes and ging amarils. especially mine unions. Ins is what the left inside the party has to turn its attention to if it is to consolidate the one set piece to the next without ap.
though. There is a sting in the tail. The underlying gloom - that has been voiced all along by Lin, comes through leanorale escape plan in a dream in his cell at the actendon centre, une tunne. ne Is digg. The fantasy and Edited by Robert E McDowell and Edward LOVELI Do Allison and Busby tz.JU Iv inis about Wrestling in Iboland', how it is used by the peo. ple to settle an argument. And how they have wrestling competitions between villages Some of the stories are folk-lore, but others are true, written by the people themselves. The 30 stories, legends, poems and songs come from Africa, the West Indies, North America and the South Pacific These are exciting stories for children between the ages of 10 and 15. The black and white pictures are very simple. It's enjoyable book and well worth reading.
These books show the way of life of these people, how they see their world and what they think of it. Although their life is so different from ours many ways, in others it is much the same as ours.
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