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PATTI WITCH-HUNT!
Join LABOUR AGAINST THE WITCHHUN Membership open to Constituency Labour Parties, trade union organisations, Labour.
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Non-existent
But, while the drive from the right to reverse Party policy is strong in the leadership elections it is virtually non existent in the resolution book. The furthest the UCW think, 80 is talk about a 're- dare for 'radical socialist policies'; and the only example of an attempt to directly reverse a particular policy is the AUEW, whose resolution calls for the ditching of unilateralism in favour of multilateralism.
The right's major push, in fact, is on Party democracy. Led by the EEPTU, 20 organisations have submitted resolutions calling (in one way or another) for individual membership ballots, particularly in the election of Leader and Deputy Leader. The demand is for the new NEC to submit constitutional amendment for this to the 1984 Conference. :: Ior tha fort: a rondrl nart THE initial agenda for the Labour Party conference this -October shows a fair range of resolutions on the witch-hunt and related subjects. But in order to ensure proper debate of all the options, two items urgently need amendments to throw the weight of further CLPs behind them.
The deadline for amendments is August 26 - less than three weeks from now.
We need many more CLPs behind the call for the Greenwich amendment to be properly debated, and many more simply calling for an end to expulsions.
Greenwich
Bow & Poplar and Greenwich riPe have hath enhmittod 1795- LLIS. HAVE VUI SUVIHELCU VAIAHED UI O HIVUtI IESUlULUI VIE into of tha mindol roonlitinn this subject. To give them the necessary reinforcement, Labour Against the Witch-hunt now suggests a simple amendment along the following lines (preferably with some insignificant difference in the wording):
Amendment to Resolution n.
125 (from Bow and Poplar) or 10 no.124 (from Greenwich).
After opinion' (end of first pontenos . insert s e exsond .Confer to Expulsions Wallasey CLP has submitted a useful resolution calling for a halt to the witch-hunt. To provide the necessary back-up, LAW now suggests an amendment along the following lines (preferably with some insignificant difference in wording):
Amendment to Resolution.
no. 109 (from Wallasey).
Add at end, 'Conference therefore resolves that no individual member of the Party should be liable to expulsion provided that she accepts the Party's objects as defined by Clause IV and provided that s/he does not stand or campaign against the Party's candidate in a public election'.
In order to prevent the witchhunt being quietly brushed under the carpet in Brighton, your CLP's amendment is. urgently needed. There is no time to lose.
Please keep LAW informed of your intentions. The following will be happy to discuss LAW's suggestions with you: Keith Lichman, 01-802 1709; Francis Prideaux, 01-960 7460; John Bloxam, 01-981 3348.
Party affiliates, and individuais.