that, the fact is that the movement has never that its main strength lies outside parliament. Under capitalism, even when Labour nas the majority, the real levers of financial colonic power are outside parliament and are not subject to the direct - or indeed for that matter indirect -control of the electors of the MPs they've elected.
This course always been the case. it seems truer loday wael the power of the multinathe military, the civil serVICC and the mass media has increased significantly and become more internationalised.
The pamphlet confirms our commitment to the principle of government and social change by free consent.
We've level been afraid that the democratic from realising our objec tives, but that British LILstitutions may not be sufficiently democratic in practice to allow the will of the people to be translated into action. Parliamentary Democracy and The Labour Movement is published by the Campaign Group of Labour MPs. Price 50p, it is available from the Campaign Group, c/o Joan Maynard, House of Commons, London SWI. This is a must for every Labour and trade union activist's bookshelf.
ACTION AND HOW MANY MEN HAVE BEEN KILLED AND MAIMED BRINGING COAL FROM THE DEPTHS OF THE EARTH?
FPARLYAMENT LABOUR AT THE GATE.
MINERS DEFEAT FOR recommendations in . all.
They begin with the idea that crown prerogative should be sublect to th House of Commons particularly the power to disco ve carament walc! is of great importanc ve cle from luc ca of the dismissal of Gough Whitlam's Labour govern. ment in Australia The pamphlet argues for the abolition of the Lords, the abolition of the 1972 es ropean Communities that British legislation can't be frustrated in British court by transfers supremacy to the Common Markel We look at the question of American nuclear bases in Britain. We argue for a Freedom of Information Act. We suggest that all major public appointments should be submitted .to the Commons for ap proval. We take un the theme of Fred Jowett who WHOLE before War that the when First Labour is in power a committee of Labour MPs should go into civil service departments that ministers are not isolated.
SAND NOW THESE MINERS ARE ONCE MERIT AGAIN UNDER ATTACK.
AND, LET'S FACE IT A DEFEAT FOR THE WOULD BE A THE CLASS, SO WHY... about how the pay members of parliament should be settled that Westminster where we work, should be under the control of the House of Commons so that people can actually make it more accessible to electors. There should be creches for those who work in the And finally we say thai any MP wild cave political party for which they elected must recontest their seat at the earliest date.
We argue that these changes really are a call for radical, democratic reform and that they will win a great deal of sur port. Obviously such changes will be resisted by believe that democracy is a barrier to the maintenance of their power and privileges.
That is a summary of the pamphlet. It is collec tive in character, it was discussed by the Campaigr Group on a number of oc casions, and I think it will arouse a great deal of in3/84 RMAC I'LL ADMIT THAT YOUR ANALYSIS IS NOT WITHOUT L - BUT I ONLY ASKED YOU TO FILL THE COAL SHUTTLE