to carry through the The March meeting failed to carry out expulsions when seven executive members Tony Benn, Eric Clarke, Francis CurEric Joan ral, Maynard, Jo Richardson Dennis Skinner closed it down in protest against breach natural justice which the original NEC trial procedures clearly represented. The seven demanded transcript of the court case • ruling of the previous day made available to the NEC and that written procedures be layed before the executive in advance of the NEC trial.
The procedure decisions adopted by the April meeting completely vinthe action of the addition, general secretary Larry Whitty has noW decided (K00 charges against one of the Liverpool Cheryl Varley, and is considering dropping them against another, Richard Knights.
Events following the March meeting, however, Kinnock and company are as determined as ever to carry through their purge of socialists in the The procedural rearrangements indicate nothing more than an atpurge of Liverpool party 'soft Waveles into behind Kinnock and the right wing, and a desire to against the leadership's шпостостанс pracuices.
After the failed expulsion attempt in March, Kinnock was criticised incompetent by the daily Dress hus tHe could ult abour leadership simply want to ensure that the pulsions carried with the miningum fuss. The changes in procedure in no way signal a fair hearing for the Liverpool members when they эрpear.
for the NEC, I have read the Eric Heffe BUCk told Socialist Action, 'and on the basis of the inforsubmitted by varias witnesses I would say that there is no serious case answer agallsi Mulhearn or any of the others appearing before the executive. These papers underline fact that something is being built of nothing against the Liver-, pool party members.' Meanwhile, the witchhunt has registered NUPE, significant Call. the unions have clearly lined up Denino the party leadership's attempts to silence SUBSCRIBE the left wing.
Two conferences last weekend, however, showed contradictory progress within the party for Kinnock's project. Wales regional ried a resolution calling for of al porters of the while Labour women's conference passed two resolutions opposing the witch-hunt supporting the stand taken by the seven members.
Alongside the Liverpool expulsions, the leadership is pursuing tur LHOT The • with the support of TGWU votes decided that Pat candidate for Bradford North, will have to appear before a national executive committee before his candidature is ratified. The same meeting also set up a six-person working on the recommendation of John Evans and nominated by Neil Kinnock, vestigate 'widening the franchise on This is yet another attempt reselection which remains automatic unpopular ever among party leaders.
The Liverpool expulsions are the tip of the iceberg. They represent a step towards clawing back the gains for made in the past decade establishing a quiescent membership for leaders to preside over. In a whole, it is up to every single member call a nalt to unis wica-nunl— and call it now. DONT BUY MURDOCHES BADNEWS of sacked print* D SOGAT tatives of the National TERNATIONAL the tremendous opening
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THIS WEDNESDAY and Thursday sees a special Labour Party national executive meeting convened
members. The meeting follows the 18 April special NEC which changed the executive quorum to give the right wing a decisive majority and amended the procedure for carrying out the expulsions. This followed natienal executive's abortive attempt to ex- pel the Liverpool 12 on 26 March.
seven. Both their demands were adopted by that NEC