THE RIGHT WING have been successful in their challenge for control of Labour's NEC. The defeat is an important one, and shows the effectiveness of the new right wing organisation through the grotesquely named Labour 'Solidarity'.
First. the right defeated party treasurer Norman HENSON their own candidate, Eric wOn two positions in each of the and women's sections defeating Renee Short and Bernard Dix in the process.
This increases the strength of the right wing and reduces the strength of the left to nine.
The balance of power is held by the six so-called the likes Neil Kinnock, Dame Judith Hart and Joan Lestor. Only one of the six has to vote with the right wing to casure encir view 15 carried on the NEC.
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Signed. But the lessons of this defeat must he learned Delore i can be turned around.
First, the defeat — like that of Benn in the deputy leadership came at the hands of the clection The constituencies have not moved to the right. It was the change in the trade unon votes that swung things againse the left.
Second. the constituencies continue to support the Kinnocks. Harts and lee. tors of this world who were instrumental in deIcating Benn, who voted against NEC control of the doubtless continue to line up with the right wing on the new NEC Monthly ..And on the same date in the month thereafter.
Then pitteneve by constituencies Benn in the second round of the deputy leadership election should not blind us to the need to continuc Tight for left wing pollicit there most or all the lesson of both the elections tane in de Labour Party will be halled unless and until the left organises its own fightback the trade unions.
The time has come to recognise the fundamental facr that it is on the backs of the Duffys, the Boyds, the Granthams and their lik that right wing leadership of the party continues 10 CAS There is slick manocuvre or deal which will solve the probiem of right wing leadership in the trade unions. Only rank and fee sede the onions con do side the that. That is the task which must From this conference carried forward THIS WEEK ONLY!
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