Which way for socialists in the Manchester Saturday18 - Sunday 19 July Speakers include: Arthur Scargili, Tony Benn MP, Ronnie McDonale, OILC Details: Carolyn Sikorski 53a Geere Road, London E15 order to postion the Labour Party to be able to move towards open or de facto coaitionist policles with the Liberals No one should be fooled into thinking that the moves against the block vote are designed to give more power to ordinary Labour members. Rather, tions process in the leadership election will lead to a reorganisation which strengthens the grip of the PLP.
In any case, it is harder and harder for left-wing resolutions to circumvent the procedural hurdles and make & onto the floor of Labour conferences.
The left must approach this ques. bon from the view point wak she tonis tion of an independent working class party based on the unions is a big step forward for the working class. The stuation in, for example, the United States where no such party exists reveals the problem clearly. Capitalist polites in the US is a joke and no form of working class politics makes it into the national