stage managed to election rally for Neil Kinnock. Policies supported by Kinnock were passed on all issues except reselection and a ministry with cabinet status for women — although on nuclear power Kinnock avoided a two thirds majority on Scargill's motion only by the skin of his teeth. But behind the right wing victories what began to emerge was a new left in the party which is beginning to hammer out a common agenda and give it organisational Forum The conference strengthened control over both the National Executive Committee and the The NEC is val t.v. significantly to the right of labl year's. Left-wingers Eric Heffer and Margaret Beckett were removed nenter Icsull ot the Co-ordinating Committees block with the right-wing in the constituency section Margaret necken result of NUPE the Diane Jeuda in the woThe expulsions by the NEC of of the Me MOCIs Liverpool District Labour associated with Militant, were overwhelmingly endorsed. A new internal party court the •National Constitutional Committee was sel up and a new all-encomdisciplinary fence created 'conduct prejudicial to the party' Kinnock's speech and the economic industrial relations policies adopted by the conference commit the party most right-wing positions it has ever held on these issues whilst not in office. TASS remitted the resolution which defended trade union independence.
These policies indicate a Kinnock Labour government on the economic and industial front would LNe right wing Labour government ever. These were a victory for Kinnock's goal of reducing the expectations of what a government will right wing line was the basic frame work established by conference. But within that framework individual advances were registered.
The conference did not political witch hunt in the endorse generalised The proposal reinstate Amir Khan and Kevin Scally was only narrowly lost - and that was only because the NEC assured the that their cases would be reviewed.
The NUM's resolution committing government to phase out stations came within a whisker of the two thirds majority necesary for it to be considered for inclusion in Labour's election manifesto. Lesbian gay produce the effects of a preCampaign shape through Left Liaison. REDMOND O'NEILL looks at the key policy votes and events at rights did achieve the thirds majority.
Women achieved a major victory with the decithat constitutinin must include at least one on every shortlist wollall for parliamentary selec tion. This, together with ne cecson to review unit structure of the party's organisation including the method of of the section of the NEC will open an enormous debate on representation within the party. Ine conterence also voted, against the NEC's the advice, suppor wormeins ministry with full establishment cabinet status in the next Labour government. These decisions place the debate on women's organisation in the party right at the top of its agenda is the next vcal.
The Black Section conThe party's commitment to unilateral nuciear disarmament reatfirmed, including the promise to close all Us nuc lear bases within a year of taking office.
The position for the removal of all US bases, for withdrawal from for the first time established themselves this year as coherent minority political positions pa us bases and wal withdrawal from NATO is no longer 'fringe politics' and - Darticulal' government will not get rid because Kinnock of nuclear weapons and nuclear bases whatever the party wants.
The demand for British withdrawal trom Ireland, and Irish unity, is also establisnea minority, but coherent, position in the party. This was reflected less in the issue than in the Labour Committee on Ireland's spectacularly successful fringe fact that the debate on Ireland will be stepped up in the party. Replying to the debate the NEC promised policy document in the new year - and that this document would contain commitments to abolish plastic bullets, 'replace strip searching and end the super grass trials.
On South Africa, resolution calling for Labour government to implement an clcigency pru gram of sanctions against South the ANC SWAPO, provide aid to the front line states was passed. Unmembers.
For reinstatement of Khan and Scally Against expulsions of socialists.
For Lesbian and Gay Rights.
To phase out all nuclear power plants. Net statement on nucicar power For the removal of all US bases. For withdrawal from NATO.
For membership of NATO fortunately the resolution tied British sanctions to international actions loophole rightwing will exploit. The resolution did commit the work with the Anti-Apartheid Movement and urged party members to join the AAM.
On Central Labour's support for the of the peoples o Central America was reaffirmed. The NEC was instructed to put pressure on the Unitec States to withdraw support for the 'contras', for the British government to reinstate all links with Nicaragua, and to launch a campaign for aid to Nicaragua.
The key issues were put Blackpool 1986 CLP General Commitees, the most important of the reforms won in 1981, and opposition to the unjust expulsion of Khar Scally, the lett has essentially maintained or won a majority NEC's promised stopped conference voting Khan Icinslatc Scally)
Women Support for demands of conference fought for by WAC, support for the demands of the Black Section, British winarawal from NATO the removal of all bases, issues which alongside port for those fighting fc freedom and socialism ir ternationall particular today in South Africa Central America constitute agenda for the left when is put lorwal! by Labour Left Liaison's campaigns and by cam paign Forum. It is one that hearing.
The ieft which emerging HIUS coherent and strategic one to have been created in int party since the twenties.
support internationalism, for the demands of the Black section women's conference, and defence di-