Scarborough Left Club Issues a Challenge

Scarborough New Left Club recently issued a leaflet on the Scarborough Labour Party. The leaflet reiterates the’ charges which have become a national scandal. To quote the leaflet: "...the Scarborough Labour Party functions only as a form of social club, serving the needs of compulsive bingo players, petty groups and those who aspire for reasons of self= agerandisement to sit in the council chamber. Indeed the chairman of the branch, Councillor George Cowburn, has said that "The Scarborough Labour Party is run more like a club!’ and that Applicants for membership must be vouched for by a senior party member.'" The leaflet gives as reasons for applicants being turned down: writing agitational (anti-Tory) letters to the press, being in arrears with rent, being involved in a divorce case, and not having "two pennies to rub together." The leaflet quotes leading members of the Scarborough Labour Party as asking "What has socialism to do with the Labour Party?" and similar state= ments. It ends by making this challenge: "The Scarborough New Left Club is willing to book a hall in order to make good its charges. The Club is prepared to nominate One speaker to oppose any Four speakers nominated by the Searborough Labour Party. The New Left believes that the ‘leaders! of the Scarborough Labour Party do not have sufficient moral fibre to defend their actions in public. The reactions of Messrs, W.H. Smith, W.C. Wilkinson, G. Cowburn, T. Pryce, Ge. Jones, R.W. Grant, R.H. Leadill, Le Woodhead and Jack "Call me Colonel" Longbottom are awaited with interest!"