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i i developmen the Labour Party, agenda, In view of the latest serious the Government's policies it is essential that the left work in a careful way into the period leading up to the Labour Party Conference, so that its voice is effective. Amendments to resolutions, consitutional amendments and nominations for the N.E.C, all have to be in by August 13th. Timnesis:.. = obviously short because of the holgday run-down in activities.
It is a good idea Fas SAB use of the amendments, even if only to ensure the presence of left wingers in the compositing meetings. In addition some developments have taken place since the period when the resolutions were originally drafted, Two obvious examples come to minds the recent 4 deflationary measures and the attack on the Young Socialistee The former would be covered by amendments to several resolutions and the latter = | subject would have to be covered in the two existing resolutiow on Young Socialists on the agendas
Other questions include Housings the NEC gave a pledge at the 1963 conference to initiate: a publi-ly-owned National Construction Corporation. This undertaking was given when the Amalgamted Union of Building Trade Workers agreed to remit a resolution on the nationalisation of the building industry. This corporation could possibly utilise suggestions for factory buil‘ing of housing components, Education:many socialists feel that added pressure for complete integration of public schools into comprehensive sysyem is needed. Incomes policy: most resolutions are guarded on this topic. The only critical resolutions come from Fulham and Nottingham West. Some amendments on this subject weould help the latter two resolutions.
Public ownership sonly one resolution calls for more industrial democracy but there are several which could be amended. Steels:three resolute ions call for more industrial democracy in mationalised steel industry, Some are critical of the proposed compensation measures, Foreign policys this is devoted almost entirely to Vietnam (which has its own separate section) and Dominica. No mention of specifically British .. foreign and colonial policy, esge, on Rhodesia, British Guiana, Aden, Malaysia “etce Defences All resolutions call for reductions, "east of Suez" is criticised but there is no specific mention of withdrawal from Aden, Malaysia, etce : e The possibility of running dom on arms, and diverting resources to housing is not mentioned, @ege, arms factories could become housing component fact= & ories, as has been suggested in the case of Woolwich Arsenal,
Vietname Only one resolution takes cognisance of the the National Liberation Front has large-scale Sep support a struggle is between popular forces and a military dictatorship supported by the U.S.A. and indirectly by Britain, To anticipate the possibility of foreign policy being discussed, but not Vietnam, it is has been suggested that amendments to foreign policy resolutions mentioning Vietnam should be tabled, Le a large number of these amendments appear, the subject of Vietnam will be prominent in the foreign policy section, as well as its own section,
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tive upport those candidates for the NEC willing to stand for the NECon a platform of support for clause four, and an independent socialist foreign policy.
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