He will outline the events which led up to his expulsion and the confirmation of this expulsion by Transport House. This affair was followed by the completely undemocratic decision to deny certain members of the Nottingham Labour Party the right to hold any office for three years, including delegacy to G.M.C.s. The only justification for this action was based upon a formulation in the Labour Party constitiuion which anounts to giving Transport House a blank cheque on disciplinary matters. With a number of unions (including the Tobacco Workers and the Seamen) and Constituency Labour Parties having decided to support a reference back of the part of report which deals with this matter, the "Nottingham Affair" will become. the whole focus of the struggle for Labour Party Democracy at Brighton, This meeting will give London readers the opportunity of hearing the full facts of the case, Thus they will be better able to get their Labour Party or trade union to support the referéncte-back motion. Every reader of The Week in the London area should do what they can to ensure the success of this meeting by attending end, if possible, bringing friends, The details, once agains Friday the 29th of July at the Lucas Arms, 245a, Grays Inn Rd., W.C. le commencing at 7030 sharp.
The WeekThe Week Vol. 6, No. 2, 28 July 1966
“my Fight for Re-=instatement*
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