mostly predictable.
Blair's speech was a mixed bag. Of course, it got the obligatory standing ovation. but many were disgusted with THAT BLAIR would have its mixture of patriotism and a "good" conference was evangelism. The commitments made by in any lockball match, il you have far more players, the Blair (and other front bench speakers) were by and large match officials on your side.
given the previous refusal 1o ments were made - on class yes chakage from de Left. size, railways. VAT on fuel. was a challenge from the Left. Yet fine sod again there wai Tendering - they were on iswitch-bunt of Liz Davies, on been public protest. Even Blair feels that he has to pay That the Left failed to win rocking the boat - for them The Left had a lousy conover their unions" conference paign Group and Tribune ralvoted with the Left through- and the Socialist Campaign Group Supporters' Network delegations over how their The Network's daily bullewrong, the manipulation of groups around the country. ing" of an LCC executive Ions and the CLPs are looking lead, around issues like the minimum wage and education policy, as well as providins an overall analysis of where Blair is leading the Labour Party.
Instant success is not on the cards, but without this preparatory work dismusionment will lead to despair when a Blair government fails to address the questions facing millions of working peoArthur Scargill's musings over whether to leave the La. bour Party were as confused as they were a diversion from this task.
Scargill believes that it was Scargill: exaggerated view of significance of Clause Four Lyne Rjor Clause 4 alone which distinguished the Labour Party from the Tories and Liberals. revealing the view that the Labour Party was at some time a socialist party, which it never was.
The real distinguishing feature is not an unclear paper policy - to which every Labour goverment has proadministering capitalism -but the links which the Labour Party has with the organised working class, which remain unchanged in their