U.S.AIRFORCE agenda is a guide, after one year as leader Neil Kinnock has done a good job he won't have things all his own way.
The debate on reselection will dominate the conference. Kinnock is trying to overturn one o ene ker Bennite reforms of the last few years The National Executive seeks a constitutional change to let local management committees hold an individual postal Danul to chouse prospec tive MPs, disenfranchising the unions and opening up the party to the kind campaign that was used against the miners. Twenty nine out of thirty amendments oppose the change.
But on defence Kinnock has made much betmeninocument defence is unilateralist first time commits Labour to an increase in conven • tional weapons, stresses Labour's commitments. Kinnock has already reversed _LADOUS stand on EEC. Defence could be the next big political defeat for the left.
On this issue there is much more confusion although will be ion nising e beginning of conference and their latest bulletin links the defence CONELCHIL radical policies to the need to back the miners.
The miners' strike will be a backdrop to the whole The NUM's resolution reaffirms Labour's commitment to the Plan for Coal. But the debate this will be concen trated around the 28 CLP resolutions dealing with police violence. IF THE recently published Labour Party conference • for the right wing. But On local governmen Kinnock has already beer forced to give ground to the combative stand taker by Liverpool with last month's NEC calling lor defiance. Out of 32 resolutions and 14 arnenument. large number commend LiverDUUl. OXIOTU Edinburgh East explicitly condemn the leadership's past conduct.
Women will not only be. campaigning for more power to me women s sec tion standing their own NEC slate. Unfortunately CLPD has not endorsed the view that women should decide the slate, but with He veroc oe o womer in the miners ' strike at the forefront of delegates minds this will be an explosive issue — • as will the leadership's opposition to the 18 resolutions and six amendments backing black sections.
Police violence has opened many eyes to the bankruptc of stand on Ireland. On thi issue, as on women and blacks, the right wing will however, have an ally LABOUR CND Eve-of-Conference March and Rally in Blackpool on Sunday 30 September Assemble: Ipm at the Cenotaph March: to the South Pier for the Rally: at 2pm