'Mafia' quits to joi SDP
Socialist Organiser1981 1981-09-10Read it in the scan (PDF), scan page 6 →
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THE Labour Committee on Ireland, at its latest National Council, agread to contribute an occasional column to Socialist Organiser. This week's ISLINGTON North's right wing MP Michael O Halloran, has finally declared himself "sick" of the Labour Party, and led a gaggle of local councillors into the Social Democrats.
The final list of SDP recruits is not yet clear -but it is predicted their group could grow from six to 22 on the Council.
Strange
Islington's Labour Parties this strange behaviour in a this strange press release: the councillors who will definitely resign "knew they would not be re-selected" , the others are hoping to get in next year on the Labour ticket and then join their friends.
Labour Group leader Don Hoodless said exactly what most Labour Party members think: "Their final departure is to be welcomed" • Some may need a shove.
'Divine Labour's right wing brought the party into utter disgrace in Islington. The local Labour Parties say they feel well rid of the people who "supported the sale of council houses on the open market while there are 10,000 people on the waiting list land] voted to cut nursery places... The old undemocratic municipal mafia who think they have a divine right to govern Islington regardless of the people's views"
NIK BARSTOW