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Socialist Organiser1982 1982-03-11Read it in the scan (PDF), scan page 3 →
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TODAY Socialist Organiser exposes the true nature of the hard core right wing in the Labour Party.
Last week, I infiltrated a cheese and wine party in a home counties constituency and secretly tape-recorded a right wing Labour MP brazenly speaking at a gathering of the ultra-right wing SDP.
The transcript - part of which we print - shows clearly that the Labour MP, a member of Solidarity whom we will call Mr H, is in favour of violence and is secretly planning to undermine democracy.
We filled our glasses from a well-stocked drinks cupboard before filtering upstairs to join the meeting. The audience consisted of identikit middle aged men, in grey suits and sombre ties. Mr H, completely at home, was swapping anecdotes with these open enemies of the During the meeting one SDP activist claimed the Labour Party had fallen into the hands of socialists.
Mr H replied with derision:
"Don't worry about them. Any constituency that selects a Trot will have its bollocks cut off."
• His remark drew laughter from the normally hatchet-faced ranks of the extremists. They nodded and thumped the table in agreement as Mr H outlined his chilling plans for the next Labour government.