London Labour •

The caucus in control of the London Labour Party appearsto have succeeded in their delaying tactics to avoid calling the all-Labour representative conference demanded unanimously on the L.C.S. resolution carried at the London Annual Conference in May. Sara's ad hoc unrepresentative committee of hand-picked stooges - Bert Fry, Les Hilliard (Michael Stewart's agent), Jim Daly (the Co-op's McCarthy) & COs, has nearly finished its work and no doubt when it's too late to do anything about it, London's million Labour Party members will be told what has been decided on their behalf, Key proposal to watch out for will be the appointment of all officials for the new London Regional Organisation by Transport House - that is, by Sara or her successor (Bro. Underhill?). The present democratic arrangement whereby, ever since the days of Herbert Morrison, the London Party has appointed and paid its om staff is anathema to the Stalinists of Smith Square. Political rejuvenation of the regions demands a measure of regional autonomy - rather than the dead hand of central control. If Sara.has her way, Labour is set to lose a generation of local and regional elections in London. In the long-term interests of the Party, the rank and file mst fight for regional autonomy under the control of London's members.