replies for Socialist Action. FEMINISTS in the Labour Party wanting to work exclusively to advance the interests of the women of our class, face major obstacles.
Labour Party is a men's party.
the interests of men who exercise power within our movement -the interests of women.
their work for women, channelling their energies instead into securing the support and authority of However, although the LULL the Labour the a wnole, LICE for to the paign wingers, women and round of selecons Target The of vancing the interests OT.
has objective tee.
WAC therefore welcomed the support of TLG in this objective.
However, was not long before this worthy campaign came under the influence of those who cient to support women and black candidates, but that these candidates have to submit to tests to determine their position on certain policy matters.
series of policy workshops discus sions followed: these differed markedly from the debate around the 1981 GLC manifesto - which had, after all, taken place within the democratic forums of the London Labour Party.
There can only be one purpose for these discussions, that the development particular line of policy on a The Target Labour Government conference takes place this coming weekend in Birmingham.
Re-selection for Labour MP's is well off the ground in many consituencies. Women MP's and black MP's are still likely to be highly under-represented in safe Labour seats as local parties stick to the traditional bias towards white men.
How should women and the left tackle this problem? Anne Pettifor's views are reprinted from the • January issue of Labour Briefing. Jude Woodward