there will doubtless be further expulsions. court, where all normal rules of justice are thrown out the window. Despide the fact this lotter was withdrawn 'on legal advice, the mud stuck Labour Party member, and like Pavlov's dogs the NCC responded. finished! Socialists should not be of hundreds of party activists being expelled. July/Aug, 1992 •••• IN ADDITION to the expulsions in Lambeth, four councillors have been suspended for periods of between six months and two years. The two year suspensions are effectively a ban on standing in the 1994 council electons. Further cases are being held this week and in September - and The National Constutonal Committee which heard the charges is a lynch A letter sent to the NCC by David Blunkett clearty named those who should have lesser punishments, and those who by implication should be expelled.
Larry Whitty or Joyce Gould merely had to say this person is not fit to be a he caros were so marked in advance at it win wony and ataura sy rumoured who was to be expelled and who suspended. It is strange that the South London Press announced Steve French's expulsion before his case had The 15 were charged simply with bringing the party into disrepute". Who lulled by Smith's soft tones in to believing that the witch hunt will diminish. As Smith pushes the party rightwards there is the danger No. 26 cillors voting against the whip equals disrepute, but how voting against the Poll Tax can bring the party into disrepute when 14 million people weren't paying, I don't know. How do you see the witch-hunt developing? SF: The witch-hunt will accelerate. Some on the left think hat john Smith is a 'nice guy. That's wrong. move the party to the right, so its a party that can make picts with the Liberal Democrats.
So the witch-hunt will go on. Around the country, hundreds people are going to be expelied.
The next lot is Sheffield where people are accused of being sup. That's a clear deepening of the There's a whole swathe of Brighton is next, where people have been suspended for sup invited to speak at labour move ment meetings to give us the opportunity to tell people in the Party what the inquiry was really about.
At the end of the day, it's the idea of socialism that's under attack in the Labour Party. We need to build a united fighting left to defend the ideas of and that obviously should take up the question of the witch-hunt, but also need to fight around the crucial ques tions facing us now This includes defending the link between the party and the unions, opposition to pacts and alliances Democrats, fighting against the class's idea united capitalist Europe, and organis ing anti-racist activities. • For more information about Fishtact the at tie richiend The Witch-in cos ASHor louse, Loughborough Estati ondon, SW9 102