The decisive policy issues that can be foreseen are clear. Politically, in the contest for the leaders post, the key to winning votes Kinnock will be discussion of Aims and Values and the positions taken by Labour on key issues of the day such as the NHS dispute.
The great majority of CLPs will be opposed to Aims and Values as it becomes clear what it is about — the dumping, even in the party's aims of any commitment to socialism. We would expect 75 per cent of CLPs to oppose Aims tion. That Aims and Values must be thrown out. Kinnock, who introduced the document into the NEC, must be voted against — including because he supports Aims and Values.
The first priority on the issue of leader is therefore to ensure that every CLP debates Aims and Values. Resolutions to oppose it should be moved wherever possible. It is precisely because the leadership does not want the issues discuss. ed that it is attempting to move for postal ballots in the leadership election - so that members do not discuss the issues - and is moving for immediate emerge from the Productive and Competitive Economy committee of the policy However no-one knows where John Prescott stands. He has declared that he supports Neil Kinnock for party leader and, while he is a member of the Productive and Competitive Economy review committee, he did not even attend its final meetings which finalised the document it is presenting. Vote The significance of this has to be brought LOU because the crucial CLPs in the deputy leadership connecessary to cast a clear vote against Aims and Values and the economic policy documents. That means voting for Eric Heffer on the first round -Heffer being the candidate for deputy leader clearly opposed to Aims and Values, the economic policy drift of the party, and its current course. Supporters of John Prescott must be challenged to ask where he stands on these decisive issues.
In every CLP, however the crucial issue is to win a debate on the policy issues starting with Aims and Values economic policy.