BLOC confusion I THINK the articles in SA 45 and SA 47 by Pat nickev on oreanisino ne left in the unions and building the Broad Left Organising Committee (BLOC) conference are, to say the least, confusing.
When closely examined they show a total misassessment of the present nature of the labour movement and the relationship between the made umons and une Labour Party left will not build a base on sectoral issues.
Firstly we should
understand that all these issues can be generalised as attacks on the labour movement, but we should also understand the differences. The main concern of the very large minority that Pat speaks militants - - is their democratic right to organise, as trade an opposition to the vicious Tory trade "Taking on Murray is the key issue conterence is what BLOC should be discussing.
The issue of the political levy will take second place at the BLOC The initiative for a campaign on the levy, by its very nature will have to come from the Labour This is already taking place with the LCC campaign. Labour Party members understand that the Labour Party will be Suranzica and cannot sur THANK YOU for reporting our forthcoming consultation conference (SA 45).
one or two mistakes that recute conccuou. Mos importantly, the consultation is to be held or Saturday 24 March, commencing at 10am at the Workers' Education Association, 14-22 Who's under the table?
THE statement in Ireland Unfree (SA 46) that, 'He (i.e. Dick Barry) is said to have hidden behind a table in the departure lounge of Belfast airport to avoid being photographed with Ken Livingstone and coun illors Kathy and Stev Bundred ..., is completely untrue.
In fact I spent most of my time waiting to board me mugal to London in conversation with Steve photographers were preShakespeare St, Nottingham.
It is not called by Rushclitte constituenci but by the steering committee agreed at the revious called i Brighton Treasurer, Steering Committee sent it was they who were hiding behind the mythical table.
I do, however, admit to rejecting an invitation Irom sieve to meel ael Livingstone seated some twenty feet away. After all, a mere Labour Party office boy' is surely unworthy to sit in the presence of someone as important as the leader of the GLC.
DICK BARRY, Hampton, Middlesex 'Another imperialist policy is possible