Incom&s Policy 28 O0lutions

from ‘Briefing! There is clweys « dcnger at Conference that delegates will combine their resolutions into two big composites, one for the party leadership and the other ogainst. It may suit the Government for choice to be limited to a straight appraval or rejection of its policies, but this is not how a democratic party should operate. Delegates should therefore mnke sure in the compositing committee that Conference will heve before it constructive socialist resolutions which the Government will find it caifficult to reject... This yenr there will no coubt be c composite resolution rejecting the governments incomes policy, early worning legislation seueeze and freeze - the lot. It will probably be bosed on the ASST resolution (30). It is clso probable thet the delegates will be persuaded to maintain the &.T.U. (25) resolution supporting the Government. But what of the rest? The Constructional ingineering Union (29) concerns itself with lower paid workers. This might be composited with resolutions such as those from West (41) and call in its finol form for effective price stebilisation, the statury and permonent limitation of dividends, wrkers' pznrticipation in the control of industry and otlier things which the platform would find it cifficult to oppose; finally demanding « socinlist policy based on Clr use Four. another composite might ccll for more effective planning and - rapid exp nsion of socicl ownership nnd heavy tax:tion on unearned incomes as such. The Government's incomes policy will no Coubt be the mein issue at the conference; and if conference does not approve the composite rejecting government policy outright it mey approve cnother that is critical and constructive. It is importcnt to have « constructive alternative on the agendae