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that the Leadership is under public scrutiny means that it is under some democratic pressure from its members, This we trust be greatly strengthened by planned lobbies at Brighton, for cxample by a liason committee for the defence of the Trade Unions, But Woodcock's attitude is, ‘of course, the product of his faith in Committee influence - the corridors of power and so on, ‘Our new Over Lord’ or better, 'the Minister responsible for unemployment’ wasted no time in calling George and the President of the C.B.I, to Downing Street last week, in his attempt to head off the mounting tide of resentment against unemployment and falling living standards. Of course, if George does enjoy the confidence and confidences of that man and his corridors, he must avoid at all costs any actual mobilisation of the working class, He must foster the illusion that change and practise will follow from collaboration in the process of capitalist planning, modernization and rationalization. This explains the unsatisfactory nature of another section of the T.U.C. Report which deals with planning, The 'NEDDY and Little NEDDY' structure in which the T,U.C, is so closely bound is given an extensive review. The document of planning which will be presented to Congress assumes the effectiveness of this machinery, But whilst the document draws attention to the growing state subsidy of private interests, and calls for accountability, it cannot show how the highly bureaucratised NEDDY structure can enforce this demand, There is no possibility of mobilizing working class control in this way and in the end the planning document falls back upon language which takes the corporate view.