'SELF-MUTILATION in the cause of a false deity? was the rather lurid description given to Labour's unilateral nuclear disarmament policy Healey's research assistant in the Wednesday issue of Fabian Conference News. elaborated what others have carefully glossed over: Labour should use the opportunity of a policy review to ditch unilateralism.
He argued: 'to enter the next election pledged Trident would meet with incredulity. take the decision to terminate our strategic capacity will require substantial reciprocation from the Soviet John Lloyd editorialised in like vein in the pages of the New Statesman that anpeared at the end of conference. In foreign atfairs, crucially defence, the reviewers must noW give pride of place to the world as it 15 and is likely to become:' Lloyd concluded that: 'the reduced power of the UK means that a grand unilateralist gesture cannot stimulate emulation All these statements are intended to prepare the way for unilateral rew prepared to go as far in Men Scott or John Lloyd. But it is clear where the right wing heading. In the months to come more and more somultilateralist voices will join the chorus at nuclear disarmanentnuclear disarmament policy.
Scott's boss Denis
Healey trod a careful line Thursday afternoon's 'defence' at Brighton. not hang a 'do not disturb' sign on this part of policy he argued, in a reference to Neil Kinnock's speech of that Tuesday.
Under the guise of describing views of socialist colleagues Europe', he argued inal nuclear weapons were Sheltering CLICHL under the nuclear umbrella was essential, said Healey, until nuclear disarmament' was achieved.
Despite this, the overwhelming mood of constigates was clear.
by Denis Dr Len Scott openly In the words of the Guardian editorial of the Friday 2 October: 'they are not to the unilateral non-nuclear detence policy.
That clarity was not exthe pressca, However two composites, C30 and C34, that passed welc the end of the debate. The was unambiguous. but the former opened the door to a tuture tudge.
In this light, many other were stalliculls clearly ambiguous. In his leader's speech earlier in week, welcomed the US-USSR Las, especially praising the United States He went on: 'we will work to ensure that we - have policies that capable of dealing with the changed conditions of the 1990s in a way that will prospect of removing reliance on weapons. Hard v clear statement of unilateral nuclear disarmament policies.
The ambiguitv of this statement is even more imwhen UlIC considers the genesis of Composite 30 passed by conference. Moved by TASS seconded by Chelsea CLP. the contributed the call for working 'timetable and negotiating strategy' Chelsea is the constiof Charles Lucie Dall Clark, Kinnock's advisor Another part of Chelsea's resolution, not included in composite 30, 'reaffirms the partv's determinatior to scrap the British independent nuclear weapon and supports the adoption of a non-nuclear defence strategy for Britain' But it made no mention of US nuclear bases or the commitment to remove all British soil and waters - a
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