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LABOUR Against the WitchSidea newsenter contavang information on its activities Nationa Committee Audrey Wise, and a mode Hornsep 171Z Order now from LAW Il Wilderton Road, London N16 HORNSEY Labour Party still faces the threat cisbanomen December although the NEC has agreed to the Party to discuss All's membership of Party BASON TO TAE DIS0800. ment threat.
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given reason ordering Hornsey to boot ten a long letter to ine NEC explaining that he gramme onstitution and aims o LODOUT There is no constitutiona for the NEC's action.
Hornsay, is one of 200 HOOOD. fareestinine countryano among the most active This is a crucial test of the right mination to will on the COnSTECT cies - and its ciear tney uncersiano mois During discussion on the Russel Tuck remarked The not lane: is waeter o not Hornsey will obey the for resolution to ble ed fo asolutions rushed to them and to the NEC. man, secretary.
Manchester Withington CLP LAST FRIDAY Roger Done, secretary of Manchester District Labour Party, was instructed by the national agent to take no further action on the snorcisting selection of candidates for the 1983 municipal The 26GS07IS were: that sevcral Labour members face disciplinary the way the panel was chosen 1983 election; an alleged failure TELE atfiliated organisations.
ProvoKed this апіс measure?
September 1981 the district Reg Race MP Vice-Chair: Labour Against the Witch-hunt Richard Balfe MEP Jeremy Corbyn Chair, Hornsey Labour Party party executive decided to interview all nominees to ine pane or ine prospec tive candidates and obtain a firm commitment to the party manifesto.
26 sitting councillors were unable to do so and were deselected. The right orchestrated a press campaign aimed at the small minority of Marxist Infiltrators who had taken the district party*. Labour Tour Morris, called for an NEC enquiry.
The NEC restored the whip to rebel coun cillors who withdrawn for voting but the district party was instructed to restore to the panel of prospective candidates deselected councillors, including four WALWORTH TOWN HALL WALWORTH ROAD (ELEPHANT AND CASTLE TUBE) SATURDAY 11th DECEMBER, 2pm-5pm Speakers defectors to the SDP.
The deselected coun cillors, ot Whom were elected last May, then held a scoret caucus. carv ed up committee chairs themselves and elected Clifford Tomlinson currently being in vestigated by Central Con stituency for his off cult remarks about ethnic minorities — Lord Mayor. take no a pin electing the Party was Lord Mayor.
Without interferenc from the NEC chester would have had a Labour council firmly committed to implemen ting party policy. And this is the key issue. Five sitting councillors had their nominations to the 1983 panel rejected Bun can USES DaE Healey, Tom Farrell, National Committee of YS E.E.T.P.U. Broad Left Speaker from Derek Shaw, Pat Conquest and Phil Risby because they would give a commitment policies on which they had fought the election.
At the council meeting on 3 November, many of the Labour group Broke Inc whip to vote WOENS dcpartment deputy chairpersons who back pany poney council chamber will now be sacked and up to councillors maybe expelled from the Labour group.
Confrontation was inevitable. Clearly, the last NEC intervention had failed. A group of tired hacks ACCT rescued from the political dustbin and imposco on a party tnat had overwhelmingly rejected their Tammany-Hall style of The Hughes enquir The will Hughes instructs, we take no further action shortlisting and selection and await HELE NEC quiry, the timetable will be seriously disrupted. Many wards will have to fight a four week campaign.
With jubilant media coverage moderates of fighting off the ultra left, one wonders if Mr Hughes considered the seriousness of his broposals and whethe the current NEC really want to win the elections if means sharing power with the left. the Militant editor, Peter Taffe.
surprise Les Huckfield whe SARIEN platform Peter.
This attitude explains the applause for a speech b DOC LUCE I NEWCAST Choice, he said. Either they Militant TaKe ser up an open and accour campaign which could easily unite with all such bodies: IL SnOne have a campaign of its own in which case it has to operate with the democratic labour movement campaign WIDGE MOUS CAISL WAS SECUD on 30 October committee operation unity, and an ex change of delegates to be rebutted by Militant C name Dum This sectarianism has damaged Militant's ability include independent acin its and tus weekend snowed ir sman ramics, with tew in dependents, serving as little more than recruitment ses Socialist Challenge 3 December 1982 page
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