Extend democracy
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cal. sorry history is not repeated. PETE WILLSMAN is the candidate sponsored by the Campaign for Labour Party Democracy for the CLPs section of the Labour Conference Arrangements Committee:
"The last Labour government took scant notice of policies adopted overwhelmingly by the Labour Party conference and of great importance to trade unionists. Opposition to public expenditure cuts, low pay, and wage restraint, are examples.
"Only an extension of democracy and accountability within the labour movement can provide the conditions for ensuring that this "Tony Benn is the only candidate committed to the democratic reforms." leaders do have an important Tole.
"I think now that if Benn were knocked down by a bus the movement would carry on. The Labour Party will never go back to the PLP choosing the leader alone -even if the balance of the electoral college is not right yet.
"I think it's sad that Michael Foot is so vicious, but it's a measure of how flabby the Party has become. As for Hattersley and Shore, I don' think they're socialists at all."
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¡ocialist Organiser, 17 September 1981 Page 10