PLE why does Tebbit treat the T.u.C. with such contempt? reply they status quo.
Tebbit's Hattersley's have dissolve unions and between the Dv levy. Hattersley does it by THE ACTION Why is Len Murray determined to earn this contempt? Membership Only if the two sides of the case are openly put to the membership and voted on at a conference or by branch ballots. Open democratic discussion has been avoided by most union leaderships — 0 LIC extent, for example, where they stopped New Socialist THIS MONTH most Constituency Parties will mandate delegates for the leadership election.
Unfortunately the union barons will take the real decisions. Even so the press and right wing. are just waking up to the proKinnockMeacher victory. And they don't like it.
If Hattersley loses both contests would be smack in the nose for last year's right wing NEC and for the union leaders who put them in office. would show that the party rank and file don't want policy retreats.
But strenuous work for Meacher and for Heffer in the first round is vital. The union leaders will not fall into line because of astute lobbying or 'moderate' pronouncements They will back Meacher, not because they a And what does Len wish to discuss with noxious Norm?
The semantic connection between "creative unemployment and "creating unemployment"?
Eric Heffer wants to democratise block vote think he can be a 'tame' partner in a united leadership, but if they are convinced that their members wave renue salt Sid Weighell and John Golding if they BY # 239/83 ORMAC And does the lovable Len realise How difficult it is to have talks with some. one when you are kissing his backside? saddle the party with Roy Hattersley.
And this makes a big vote for Heffer even more important. team, no matter lent, can sueuer lue part.
the withering blasts 'Tebbit Howon on and the ruling class who of let Have lu ting the Labour Party keep its present relationship with the unions.
The amount of pressure being brought to bear on the Labour Party by the l orles press is shown by the sac fact of Meacher's climbdown over the reinstatement liste editorial board. his floating the idea of having on the nuclear disarmament issue which means surrendering unilateralis policies to the mercies of the media The Labour Party can only survive the Tebbitinspired onslaught if it has a strong left wing pledged to maintain and strengthen its links with both the unions popular mass movements. Such policies anathema to most of the union leaders. nothing more than to get WIll government behave 'responsibly'.
The block vote will only be brought to order if the union bosses see living proof that the rank file party members won't with witch hunts welshing on conference policies.
This is why a vote is needed for •Hric Hetfer. The more votes he gets as candidate of the left the better the chance of stopp ing the witch hunt and the better the chance rebuild combative left. essential preconditions for stopping Tebbit and Thatcher in their tracks.
THIS MONTH the Foreign Office received a letter from Geoffrey Drain, the general secretary oi the National Association of prepared to consider are conditioned on the liberation forces of the F'arabundo Marti Liberation Front laying down arms and the Revolutionary Democratic Front participating in riggSocialist Action 9 September 1983