TUESDAY last week saw the first major public response to the proposed Labour Party purge. Tribune, under its new editor, Mullin, organised a rally with Pat Wall, Tony Benn, Jo Richardson and Arthur Scargill.
of ASLEF received a tremendous reception for the stand their union had taken, only to be sold out by the TUC. More than anything their presence stressed the vital necessity of supporting workers in struggle as the best way to stop the witch-hunt.
Socialist Challenge prints extracts from the meeting.
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There are many things I disagree with in Militant, such as their attitude to them to remain in the party so that I can argue with them, and perhaps change inel opinions.
It's well known that Militant SIONE power base in the LPYS. Are you going to expel all those young people?
which I all vul cullet have a suspicion that some the NEC would like, close down the LPYS? It won't be the first time that our youth section has been closed down. Tony Benn THIS is a meeting about unity. It is about a united trade and labour coming logerner because me snow that the nurses picket with the ASLEF SUIIACIS. And so they did. It means the TUC supports workers in struggle. And alas over this weekend we have seen that support TOTthcoming.
Accountability means leaders are accountable to membership The register means that the membership subordinate to the leadership. And that is not an acceptable solution for any governmental party. Do not think that you can use discipline against ideas.
It is a tragedy that between now and October we spend much time on the question register. dangerous, irrelevant, unworkable, CONSELICICC won't expel people, they'll suspena constituency parties, they'll find unworkable. But why waste time, when above all the left in Britain and the trade union movement needs to be together.
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Bill. Because that betrayal gives the green light to the government's union-bashing.
no accident that