THE NUM have rammed home the lesson already taught to the debate on campaign Liverpool had smashed the myth that the left was an 'electoral lability' Ken Livingstone has done the same in London.
People vote for a party that defends LICH interests. Strong socialist policies, and a determined fight against the Tories, have proved their ability to win support. It is the 'blow hot, blow cold' policy of Neil Kinnock, or the SDPtype policies of the Labour right that lose support.
That is the real lesson of the opinion polls that have come out recently.
popularity began fall drastically not when the miners strike began tor it has going on for seven but after HORLAS mealey mouthed attack on 'miners' violence' at the TUC. For if the miners, not the police the problem then who needs a Labour Party?
The Sunday Express had the same shock last weekend. had commissioned an opinion poll among miners which it Inland 6 months E8; 12 months £15.
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What is more if a ballur had been held 63 of miners would voted for a strike and only 31 per cent against.
Struggle It is a long determined (struggle, policies that meet peoples needs, that is the wav to victorv for Labour That is why the policies which Neil Kinnock and Roy Hattersley are trying LO DUSC on this weeks conferences all the dic more criminal.
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For after Monday's victories the full scale of ine igal wilci is golig lo face the left is being defence HveCO document which commits Labour to a conventional weapons build up. An economic policy document that abandons any commitment even renationalise LING major industries privatised by SaLONC And behind that Kinnock has made it clear that he not going abandon the attempt overturn the democratic gains of the party.
Victory Because the challenge which the left faces in the next year is to turn the successes gained on Monday ino much more victories. To Orca ISC SUSCE adopt the policies, that can throw back the Kinnocks •. and Hattersleys.
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