SocialistAction 1983–88

The paper of the Socialist League, formerly the International Marxist Group, 1983–88

But Golding scores a victory

Socialist Action No. 26, 23 September 1983 · p. 12 of the scan · 297 words

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page 12 of the scan

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Alternatively we are offering Alan Freeman's book, The Benn Heresy. ror new readers there is our special introductory offer of 8 issues for §2. All subscriptions are posted first class on day of puducation. 'THE Militant Tendency have done me a good turn in showing me the for moderates support moderates among the branches.' These were " John Golding's words after the POEU special conference passed a motion recognis that 'the NEC had made a serious error of judgement in refusing Golding MP for the NEC of the Labour Party ... mended to contierence that executive recomthe motion be referred to November conference of the will discuss Labour Part: affairs under the report of Management Committee.

argued that this would allow the membership access to the information which led the executive to decline to nominate Golding. But *the champions of who were moving the motion were Within 15 minutes of notivated it was put an Summing against the resolution for the executive, Donald MacDonald said that Golding had played a valuable role in the House of Commons in the fight against privalsalon DIN TO inside the of the POEU membership. Disunity He argued that the Labour Party's failure to win the election was in part due to the disunity and division caused by the organisational that John Golding led members of the Labour Party.

But otherwise the facts were not presented in the debate. And nobody asked mandate For witch hunting where Golding and the way in which he has used his position on the Nod _press comment which followed Sunday's decision none of the in. dustrial mentioned that this was the first time that the issue

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