Labour right's new attack on | Socialist Action 1983

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ACTION AFTER THE general election, the right wing's new strategy for taking control of the party is already emerging: they are turning their attention to Labour's constitution. Getting rid of MPs accountability to their local parties by introducing a system of one member one vote (OMOV) is the right's foundation stone for a series of constitutional changes designed to totally transform the relationship between the Labour leadership and its rank and file. The right's objective remains the same as always: turning Labour into a 'centre left' party that the bourgeoisie considers safe to govern. wing as vote simply be LICH the the constitution. " oI only SCOl KCCi they can thoroughly nuclear other policies regard This to turn the file .of MPs.

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modified by the experience of the past few years, and particularly of the election campaign itself. CAROL

But the method of achieving it has been radical restructuring of the