seems to believe that the left can frustrate these plans by adopting a tactic of confrontation with the right wing, a tactic which would divide the even further.
Because of this he denounces the CLPD/LCC attempt al 'accommodation with the which Call only facilitate further purges and aid plans for a coalition with the Social Democratic Party.
Belief Ken's basic misconception derives from his belief of the next general electhe Labour left is LOR. bound to gain in influence and strength. He said as much in a recent interview with New Musical Express CLPD takes the opposite view. Quite apart Irom the fact that we would Tort Alliance victory as an unmitigated disaster we should do everything to avert, we also oeneve Unal another victory of reaction at the polls would find an inevitable reflection advance within the Party.
In the climate of despondency demoralisation which This is why we believe that the left must đo everything ensure Labour electoral victory, and that it must be seen to be doing so. Bermondsey has shown that even traditional working class elecLOES will divisince be party is a Since the broad coalition, unity not possible without some kind of compromise. The joint statement outlines its suggested terms.
But these things nothing like what Ker claims. They propose give both sides.
acceptance 'existing policies, the existing leadership, the existing mem bership the • existing parliamentary candidates and the existing selection procedures for Leader, Deputy Leader and parliamentary candidates.
This does imply that there should not be public campaign against policies as "outlined in the campaign document and later the manifesto, nor against a leadership determined by normal constitutional procedures even though this may mean the possible acceplance Denis Healey.
But it also implies the acceptance of all existing candidates parlamentary and the existing membership; this leaves the CLPs the right to determine who is accepted into the Party and who is to represent them in parliament. tion statemeal.
impartial conditions, in the tail the NEC DISC which OICSSUrC groups of Labour members, and which conference alone would be entitled to administer, al C written into the Labour Party Constitution.
Right Ken is right in thinking that such conditions despite the concessions they involve, will not be acceptable to witchhunters. He must be naive, however, if he believes that we think that they are.
Our appeal is not addressed to the hunting right but to the broad union membership It is being promoted in the form of a model resolution to the annual conference.
Even though our conditions are unacceptable to the the, we believe, acceptable witch-hunters, the Party as a whole. Widespread support for them would ensure that the 'moderate' extremists would be forced to accept them.
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