them.
Twenty-five years later, finds himself moving a resolution to set up an NEC committee of enquiry into 'entrism' in the MOCRACY Labour Party. occasion, Tribune has nothing whatever to say!
Foot's resolution came in the midst of the NEC debate on a motion put by Tom. Bradley This resolution noted with concern' reports of entryist activities in the CLPs and instructed Underhill to notorious report, which had first gone to the NEC over a year ago but was then 'laid on the table'.
But Eric Heffer has not forgotten the Socialist tradition' of opposing witch-hunts. He put an amendment removing the instruction to Underhill and inserting a clause which said that the reports were deliberately designed to damage the Labour Party.
real boost to the witch-hunters.
Shirley speak out.
LABOUR seven CLPs and delegates branches, mittee of enquiry. TIMES HAVE CHANGED. Nearly twenty-five years ago, Michael Foot was editor of Tribune. Socialist Outlook, a Trotskyist paper within the Labour Party, had just gone weekly. 'I don't agree with many of the things that you say', wrote Foot to the paper, 'but in accordance with the good Socialist tradition which some Socialists seem to have forgotten, I will certainly fight for your right to say HOOl on Bradley's update his the left.
The decision to set up a new enquiry into Trotskyist infiltration' of the Labour Party has given a Williams and her like must not be allowed to have their way! The rank and file must When NULO defied decisions and placed their 'boycott' on Andy Bevan, the response from the constituencies was immediate. Within a week, over reached Transport House from CLPs. The Executive Committee of Harlow CLP passed a resolution recommending withdrawal of cooperation from NULO members in their area until the black was lifted. Sheffield District Party, representing opposed the NULO action and supported the appointment of Andy Bevan.
A similar response must meet the NEC comA campaign of resolutions must flood the NEC. Letters to Labour Weekly, Tribune and other papers should be ward Then in stepped Foot. He proposed that Heffer's amend. ment be accepted, but then substituted a new resolution for proposal about the Underhill Report. This proposed the setting up of a committee of The original motion as amended was then carried unanimously, and Foot's motion was carried by 16 votes to ten. Forrester, Renee Short and Barbara Castle were among those who voted with Foot.
Callaghan and Foot have been successful. They have cleared the first hurdle in preparing the attack on the far left. And they have been successful because of a series of compromises made by *The NEC compromised with the National Union of Labour Organisers (NULO). An imporCLOTHING hunt.
conference 20 resolutions fooled. This difference trade union policies.
CLPD written 458 1501]. decision to launch Action marks step TOT Socialists LPYS spends readershi great deal of time talking about in which capitalism brings vast of people about the need for socialism.
nortured scuion-onented campaigning nisation in the struggle for socialWith Left Action, Young Socialists will be able to reach out conmembers or our is. They will be geogie nor able to recruit new members on the basis of real Socialist campaigning Up and down the Action supporters will oe able o ce together and discuss what the branches and regions should be Most portal of all, ConTerence LeTt ACtIOn pole of attraction who are fed up with the talk-shop' politics of the leadership, see no alternative presented ov tE parliamentary perspectives CAl National Conference, Left Action supporters can present themselves as serious contenders Tor t Ys leadership in the next tew years can organise public metings produce a Conference sponsor a candidate for th or to rebreseniauve or Party NEC. Anyone who conside ward the cials. openly cies. to organise! defending the right to organise. for Labour Party Democracy* must be strengthened and won to a campaign against the witchAs Linda Gregory, resolution, told Red Weekly: This enquiry has been portrayed as a compromise in the interests of the unity of the party. We've heard • similar things in the past. No one should b committee is a wolf in clothing. It's the pursuit of the witch-hunt by means. one "enquire" into why and how the Labour Government has totally betrayed conference decisions and carried out reactionary, anti-working class This enquiry must be thrown out. There must be no expulsions. We must defend the right of all currents within the party to organise in support of their policies.' LEFT ACTION, a new bulletin for Young Socialists, this week. Vincent Moss, of Hemel Hempstead LPYS and a member of the bulletin's editorial board, explains its significance.
LeT for- Left Action national supporters 21 May. This coming months. and But it into orga- CussIOn ACTION country Left at Nationa NOW! can act as a members , and who case in the absence of any attempt by the left to put for only reply In interests of party democracy: the proposal of a rule-change for the next Labour Party Conference which would establish the election of all full-time party offi* The left has failed to give a lead against the charges of 'infiltration'. Tony Benn's defence of Andy Bevan was welcome But Benn simply defended the right of party members to hold the ideas they chose. He did not to * The left has not itself begun to organise against the Govern ment's anti-working class poliThe rank-and-file are totally opposed to the policies of the and its witch hunting attempts to camouflage its responsibility for the forth coming electoral disaster. The best defence in this instance is to take the offensive against the right wing. Organise to break the Government's Social Contract policies! Defend the right The Campaign who moved the Sheffield sheep's has proposed to 10 Park Drive, London NW11. [Tel: 01, was launched this task would be totallv sectarian will be calling conference on GOEBTEGE me arcer or the acuvites over the style, and including democratic disits ference is a major success. Left Action can ensure this con can be ob
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