the coal industry debts will be written off - that was declared to be unacceptable The document on the environment doesn't contain any reference whatever to phasing out nuclear power.
The document on democracy makes no reference to attacks on civil liberties, no reference to the House of Lords, no reference to patronage, no reference to Finally on the EEC there was the statement by Neil Kinnock, never passed at any Labour conference, that it was inconceivable Labour could ever leave the Common Market. In fact it is clear that a Labour government coming to power in 1991 or 1992, just as the Single European Act comes into force, would be prevented by law - and our domestic law is now subservient to Common Market law from doing anything about the control of capital, or the stimulation of the economy, which goes beyond the play of normal market forces. Wholesale These reviews, taken together, repre sent more than a retreat. They are a wholesale rout on the part of the party leadership. They unpick the two main ingredients of the Labour Party-first that it is a party based on the interests of working people reflected through the unions and, secondly, that it is a party Hundreds of thousands have protested against nuclear weapons in Britain at actior which has some socialist perspective however long it takes to realise This means we are really faced with the second phase of the leadership cam paign - which will last from now to the conference. The emphasis must be or persuading conference to reject the docu ments, or those points in the documents to Which I have referred. Alternative We shall also have to say, a poin often used against us, that unless there a two thirds majority, these document will not be a part of the entrenched pro gramme of the party.
When we got majorities for unilater alism which fell short of two thirds tha was always drawn to our attention. Ther is a very good prospect, if we can get thi across, that the party will realise that th survival of a serious alternative to Mr Thatcher is at stake.
Labour Party membership is fallin It has done for some years. The role the local parties, and the members, is t be disregarded at the same time as we ar dealing with a government whose im petus for the counter revolution is gettin stronger and stronger.
I believe that unless there is an alter native structure of power, representin broadly the interests of working peopi it will be very difficult to dislodge th