onto the conference agenthrough by definite organisations the National Mineworkers, the Campaign Group, Women's Action CommitLIft Campaign for Labour Party Democracy, Labour CND, the Labour Committee on Ireland, the Labour Campaign for Lesbian and Gay Rights, and the Central America Labour Group - to name only the most important Forum Most of these came together to form in June this year, Liaison (LLL) which unites the main campaigns in the party and a number then, the week before the Campaign rorum which estab lishes a tripartite structure linking the LLL, the Campaign Group and leading trade unionists.
The votes at conference revealed precisely the relation of forces on the main issues around which the left fought in particular those voted for against the line of the platform. On the maintenance of the accountability of MPS Key card votes at party conference For a ministry for women with cabinet status.
For at least one woman on every parliamentary shortlist. For women's conference to elect the women's section of the NEC For a review of the party's women's organisation and of the method of electing the women's section of the NEC To endorse the NEC's expulsions of Liverpool District Labour Party For setting up the National Constitutional Committee and creating the new disciplinary offence of 'conduct prejudicial to the party'.
For the constitutional recognition of Black Sections To reconsider the setting up of the Black and Asian Advisory Committee and support Black Sections.
For an energy policy which includes nuclear power - and a so called 'new treaty' governing US bases which includes a British veto over action. For British withdrawal from Ireland and a united Ireland. For the principle that the constituency General Committee is the best vehicle for maintaining the accountability of MPs and against changes being brought forward until after the general election. nave won the overwrien ing support of the Constituency Labour Parties and are starting to gain ground within the unions - each notching up over a millor votes. These issues Irmly on the agenda for debate in the party.
The demand for British withdrawal and united for the disbandment of the Black and Asian Advisory Comthe establishment of the NaConstitutional Lulla.
Committee opposition to the new offence of 'conduct prejudicial to the are as yet issues on which the the majority in the CLPs stands virtually alone. The task here is to get these issues firmly onto the agenda for serious debate in the party something not yet tully secured Roll back Taken very roughly the issues which the LLL takes up can muster 400-500,000 votes, those with roughly a million where progress is being made to cut into forces to the fight of the LLL, and on a few the individual issues the majority is already won, or won, the leadership is trying to roll These taken Result Carried Carried Defeated Carried Carried Carried Defeated Defeated Defeated Defeated 2/3 majority Carried Carried Defeated Defeated Carried Defeated Carried mocracy are at its core. Al this year's demonstrated the tial significant ability lo reconstitute the left-wing of the party as a whole despite the fact it is very obviously minorily present.
Soft Left Tribune's editor Nigel Williamson wrote in that paper's • conference edition Ella become probably the least CONCEI He acknowledged that 'social democratic policies are being adopted and 'the realigned left feels poweries. anything about situation' A major crisis in fact broke out in the Labour Coor dinating Committee lef tal The Campaign Group/LLL left in contrast, despite its minority position was clearly putting together its agenda for the party. This agenda has already made substantial headway in the constituencies and the ke task is to deepen its roots A clear victory for the right. The emergence of a much crael and bette organised minority left.
The beginning of a crisis ir the LCC/ Tribune left. That is the balance sheet of party conference.
Thousand votes
CHOE Against 3,335 2,905 5,491 1,232 4,471 5,489 6,146 6.014 2,715 3.443 5,870 1,222 5,191 5,19 4,792 1.262 4,213 2,143 4,509 1,846 2,104 4,121 1,159 5,209 1,033 5,411 5,417 1.023 4.408 3,500 2,600