Oppose Exeter expulsions! | Socialist Action 1983

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This sort of action will make it impossible for the party leadership to carry out expulsions.

Then we have the problems in Exeter. That people should be expelled because they draw attention to the lact tnat there are racist and sexist posters in their local Labour club is outrageous. But what is happening in Exeter is not really about sexism in the Labour club. The problem in Exeter is that the Labour minority on the county council are supporting, in an unofficia coalition. a liberal administra tion to run Devon county council. The real. issue inside the Devon Labour Party is not the question of sexist posters in the Labour club. It's the fact that the leadership of the Labour group on the county prepared to support the Alliance in power. council are Labour Party.

encouraging democratic debate.' sent before 7 February. A PETITION is being circulated opposing the expulsions from Exeter It reads: 'We, the undersigned, believe that the proposed expulsions from Exeter Constituency Labour Party would discourage inner Party discussion and would be damaging to the Labour Party. call for expulsions to be dropped and for the Party to explore means for Copies can be obtained from Paul Giblin, 79 Pinhoe Road, Exeter, Devon to whom copies of the petition, resolutions, etc., should also be We therefore