leadership has dropped all pretence of implementing the register. Jim Mortimer's report, the bulk of which WAS AR cepted by the NEC's 24 November meeting. recommends against taking action on any which have GOU BE refused to register. because it might lead to damaging strife' during a General Election.
The NEC has therefore switched the direction of its attack on willant bi proposing a notice of motion that Militant will be declared an organisation incligible for affiliation to the Labour Party, making all associated with it liable to expuision.
The same NEC meeting to lake over the Labour Par Young Socialists' budget. In 1964 this move W2. MaLC OIC before the LPYS was clos0 down. SHHOUSE the NEC has been forced Dy pressure trom the rank and-file to retreat on some ssues, such as chell's candidature, the Judith Hart, left John Golding, right Socialist Challenge 3 December 1982 road is now open for a wide-ranging witch-hunt.
becomes clear from the discussion at the Nel apont the basis of which 'membership of Militant is to be defined. The decision to declare Militant means that anyone who sells, buys, gives WHOEVIO or writes for the Miltant, is liable for expulsion. Mortimer made no attempt to duck this issue, but proposed to define membership as 'significantly conactivities.
This that everyone associated Millant will be liable to an extensive (and ending) inquisition concerning how they what meetings they attend, what policies they promote the list is maRCO Only by the ingenuity of the right wing's Torquemadas also creates a precedent. If support for a paper is proof of membership of a group, why stop with Militant?
At age bulamson nalist Williamson faces expulsion threats provoked by a letter to his COLISLILUCIICS John Spellars party for the crime of having criticised Spellars in an article! On this criterion no member of the Labour Party is As Martin Flannery explained Weekend INCE TENTC every witch-hunt is that the witch-hunters deny there is a witch-hunt Ine resolution passed ference, which Pim Morférence, which Jim timer promoted, said the party would affirm determination to uphold Clause Il of the constitution... not in any attempt provoke witch-hunts BILE genuine affirmation of our prin How can Jim Mortimer and the old Tribune left uphold this claim? They have created the machinery by which tend the pressure which won Bermondscy the right to reselect Peter Tatchell - it can purge who it likes when it likes, and where it likes.