Party identify with socialist aims. As the leaders of New Labour continue to remould the Party to serve capitalist interests, there is inevitably going to be more internal conflict.
The Party machinery has been developed to prevent socialists from influencing anything important. Some will leave, others may well be removed, but this will not prevent those who believe in socialism from being politically active.
The aims of the ILN are to battle on all fronts in the cause of establishing a just and fair society based on the principles of socialism. There is a lively debate as to whether the Labour Party can ever be reclaimed, or are the structural changes irreversible?
What is needed at this time is a "politics of inclusiveness' to enable all socialists inside and outside the Party to make a difference. Leeds ILN is committed to helping bring this about. • Celia Foote was expelled from the Labour Party earlier this year. She is a former chair of Leeds North-East CLP, and now chairs Leeds ILN.