The decision of Harold “Yilson to stand against George Brown for the post of deputy leader of the Parliamentary Labour Party may mark the beginning of tho ond of the latter's political car.cer in the Labour Party, Having suffered a number of really serious political defeats in ths last fow months, the abortive atyompt to expel Russell, et al, the ‘guilt by Association' fiasco and being assoc= iated with the discredit ed pro=-markst wing, his political standing is very low. Indeed, a less thick-skinned, brazen and hard-boiled porson would have resigned his positions. If Brown loses this fight he will no longer be chairman of the organis~ ation sub-comaittee which has been tho main instrumont of the witch—hunt in the last year or soe His rather crude personality has boon an asset in carrying out the ordors of the right in getting rid of milit nts. His romoval would be a shift towards meicing the inner organisation of the Labour Party more in tune with the attitudes of the rank and fils of the C.L.P.se
Harold Wilson, on the othor hand, is in many ways a more subtle and, therefore, dangerous opponent of the loft. He is much moro adept at diverting and confusing those honest membsrs of tho party who want left policies but are not vory vloar in their political ideas. The best kind-:of fight would have been ono in which there were three candidates - . left one, in addition to the two right wingers Brown and “ilson. It is almost certain that tho left desided not to pursue this course for foor of splitting the anti-Brown vote and letting him ine VWhothor this is the correct path or not is a complex question and would require dotailecd knowledge which is not to hand, However, it may be said that Brown's defoat on balance will be a good development. Jispecially important is tho fact that if he goes, life will be even more unbearable for the extreme right pro markoto.rs. Somthing which the left should capitalise on and seek to drive these gentlemen out of the Labour Party altogether. TRsLY MaisTiInG IN HOUSE OF COMMONS : . On ednesday November 7.th, commencing 1220 in the House of Commons, there is a meoting which has been organised by the Labour Peace Fellowship. “ntitled "Brighton and ifter", the speakers are Tony Greenwood, M.P., Pat Sutherland, of South Paddington, and i.alcolin Tallantire, N.c. member of the Young Socialists, the chairman is Frank Alincn. No doubt after the Cuban crisis, the discussion will be lively and will concentrate on discussing how to mount a Campaign, on, fir tly, the implement:tion of party policy on opposition to tests and foreign bases in this country, and sccondly, on how to mobilise the Labour movement on a campaign against N.A.T.0., Jt is to be noted that .nthony Greenwood, in an article in this weck's Tribune, has cone out strongly against N.A.T.O, a