Justice for CLPs | Socialist Action 1983

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A MAJOR item on this year's Labour Party conference agenda will be a proposal by the NEC to increase the proportion of votes at the conference for tion fees paid centrally to the party and would inthe Kitson proposals, however refuse to take into account the local part, 50 per cent, of the individual is used wholly for Labour Party activity.

AT this year's Conference, for manv vears GPs have 1A10 organisatons constitutional amendment per cent of the total Conterence vote. HonIton CLP U1l CLPD resolution Conference welcomes the NEC's support for the principle of giving CLPs a fairer share of Conference voting strength, also welcomes the Is decision to submil a constitutional amendgive CLPs some 18% of the total vote.

notes that Honiton CLP submitted a constitutional amendment to the 1985 Conference which would give CLPs about 30% of CLPD is therefore taking as one of its priorities at conference arguing for proper representation for CLPs. The following article presents the position of Honiton proposal. togeththis does not occur Conthe vote, and that this coming before part of the NEC Report. instructs constitutional amendment any subject which have been submitference should be moved debated posal sea the NEC's proposal, that Lall make its choice from the full range options which have been put to it. vole Conceit was over lo per cent: now it wide gap nas openea up Cusc las cole. terence in no wav refects either their financial their continuous work which SULS Party into government and keeps it there.

Some opponents argue InCrease • 10 1 CLPs' vote would undermine the link between the industrial ot the Movement The opposite is the case.

increase in the vote of CLPs will encourage trade take active part in CLPs so as to influence their decisions. This would lead to greater mutual understanding. bigger vote for ČLPs would also eliminate the they bitternes. have when faced by their LUla insignificance

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Socialist Action 2 May 1986

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the Constituency Labour Parties (CLPs). But the NEC's proposals are based simply on the affilia-

crease the CLPs proportion of the vote to 18 per cent. The NEC proposals, generally referred to as