an independent group at Labour Party conference have decided to rejoin the 'Tribune' group of MPs. It is still not certain whether they will continue meeting, as they have done until now, as a 'ginger' group.
Hard words were changed: Reg Race, publicly denounced while he has Deen accused of acting The traditional Bennite left also split at the last Executive Committee of the Campaign for Labour Party Democracy. which led the democratic reform for the last four years. Its best known activist Vladimir Derer has denounced the so-called ultraleft while a group of CLPD officers is calling For recorded whether the CLPD should ballot register really backs the CLPD line' Benn says we should preserve existing leadership, membership, and rid of the membership.
The split in CLPD reflects a fundamental difference on the witch-hunt.
Several officers who inamendment to the register troduced *Tallback at Blackpool have dropped the pretence that this is merely delaying and are proposing The same resolution as CLPD's model for the Labour ranty com ference.
The immediate issues are not the most important ones. Throughout last year independent group of MPs existed but did split Tribune. The problem was not this, but public, campaigning tivity. It dissolved into a parliamentary caucus prepare a left slate for the NEC. It organised no extraparliamentary did not strike up inks the rank an taned to trade union left to prevent the disastrous assault of Weighell and their buddies.
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Despite formal backing or the 30 October cor тапу CLPD will follow Tony CLUCIS Benn in putting their names declarations. without being publicly and actively involved leading the campaign.
Behind the confusion lies a much deeper issue:
fight Healey and the right wing.
the old Bennite left. STONES! TELECAS Cane from millions of workers who wanted to prevent any "The the existing the existing policies and the more Healey-Callaghan The rank and file want to be rid of Healey and his WETS not to get rid of Healey's influence but to diminish it modation the right trum" the leadership withour a lasting split.
compromises will be made in order to do it?
This has led to a series of SECUOIS BHINE perplexed, angered appalled Benn's sup It led to the agreement' of Bishops Stortford which, Peter Tatchell said, поone agreed to except the cadership. led to Benn's present declared aim of preserving the isting leadership, membership and policies" though the Icadership ditch the JOIN THE FIGHT FOR membership and the policics.
It may very well lead to a campaign for Benn LILO •LIC Shadow Cabinet, despite 10-1 vote against this in Benn's own constucey.
Wipe the grin off Healey's face This issue most Clearly Illustrates the et's dilemma. It may not be wrong in and of itseif tor Denia crier me 3200s Cabinet, any more than it for MPs to return to the Tribune group. But what COEBECHHSE be made in order for him to enter that is the ques tion. So far, very real compromises have been made Labour Party programme which everyone knows will lay the basis for a new inpolicy. He has let without a Labour's commitment to nationalise the banks; EDO SI the House Lords: to renationalise privatised TROCISLEY without compensation.
These concessions have As long as Bennite leaders are hamstrung because they Lalk they must challenge the right wing blame for losing the next Time to forget old acquaintance the activist and ditch policies, like unilateral on SUCCOUCHEN CONT pulverise Thatcher By capitulating Healey, Benn is paving the way for a defeat for which the left will inevitably take the blame.
But the arguments that hold Benn back need not CESCLE which we must travel with or without Benn. should prepare to establish an organised campaigning left that links DOER and CLPs against the witch-hunt;
Defend SOCIET policies by organising mass action to defeat Thatcher; • Struggle to make the rignt wing in the unions ac countable for their retrayals Throw them out of th leadership to pave the way for victory.
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BY A two to one majority, the 23 'hard left' Ben- nite MPs who announced they were forming
policies.' But the leadership wants to get
It may not be wrong for Benn to run for Shadow