to current reactionary significant extension of public ownership.
In addition, we understand this month's meeting of the NEC will be considering proposals Ior a new witch-hunt against Tendency. It appears that they see such concessions as a vital element in their strategy for a Successful pursuit of this Dialey, however, depends on 1r e PLP regaining its monopoly over ne cercammmauon ot policies. The reselection cedure is by far the most effective way for the rank and file to ensure that the policies pursued by the PLP accord with decided by Conis not surprising therefore that the leadership has initiated moves reselection. It is clear that these moves have not enaed with the defeat of the Evans amendment The day after CUlI ference debated reselec. tion, Neil Kinnock was reported in the press NO DOUBT the supporters of your newspaper are as concerned as CLPD that the Labour Party leadership appears to have made considerable concessions trends during 1984.
That Works) from any definite commitment to a stating that he would continue to press for changes the reselection cedure. The Solidarity Campaign already declared its intenuon lo contnue Ils callpaign on 'one member, one vote.
at its recent AGM, LCU decided not only to resurrect the controversi 0vCl Clause IV of the constituLIUI but significantly to start immediate consultations with major unions with a view arriving at an 'acceptable' formula for revising the present reselection procedure. They intend to draw up a constitutional presumably in time for the NaC to bv-pass the three year rule and submit this to party conference.
The developments make it urgent for the Labour left to try and find basis for concerted acand other positions which We enare under threat.
joint campaign, confined to internal party and trade union channels movement publications, which should make a united appeal to rank and file party and trade union members, and promote agreed motions at party and trade union conferences We therefore writing to ask for your . Should you agree in views principle with our DrO posal, we hope there can be a joint meeting at the beginning of January Naturally we would welcome informal discussions about this proposal in the meantime.
Looking forward to hearing from you, Yours in Socialism, Hon Secretary • This year's CLPD annual meeting takes place over four rolling venues in March and April. They March Bristol; Sat 30 March Sat 13 April Sheffield; Sat 20 April -Edinburgh.
All are from llam till 5pm. The closing date for amendments IS for nominations, March.
More details Park Drive, London NWI 7SH;
Vladimir Derer on anote 01-458 1501. CLPD delegates cast their votes
Photo: TIM RIBGY IN A RECENT unsigned leaflet distributed in LiverConfrontation on lobby of City Council Watch THE DREAM born at national ference of holding Watch conference, has in a couple of months become reality.
The first Against Cruise called by Kusnolme Longsight group the •reennam Umbrela Group will be held in Manchester on 16-17 March.
At a meeting held on 6 January, 50 or MOTe activists from various CND crouos. mreenau. crus Watch and Moles Watch nedre ICDORI DalK from the various working Doue wiu du DCC SUl ting out the details of the Conte cnce All the people in the working parties are to be congratulated on their eflhere are places Socialist Action 25 January 1985 Pickel
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leadership has, for example, distanced itself from the miners' struggle, and retreated (in The Future