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Wembley 'Fight Tories not Socialists' conference p.3 TUC 1982 p.2 CLPD briefing for Labour Party conference 1982 p.6 Our 100th issue p.8-9 Mexico, Lebanon, Poland ... p.4-5 When red republicans led the Pat Wall - Bradford North's candidate, and he'll stay that way! ies to Michael Foot's call for a purge against s Labour parliamentary candidates - especially in view of the experience of the groundswell caused by the NEC's initial refusal to endorse Bermondsey's choice of Peter Tatchell.

Bradford North are equally determined: Labour Party members have made their choice, and they're sticking to it. They're prepared to fight, too: all of them, every ward, no question.

And so are local trade unionists - the most longstanding supporters of Pat Wall.

What is further contradictory about Foot's statement is that he accepted, in the same interview, that there are many ordinary members of the Labour Party who sell the Militant newspaper, and yet are still able to 'make a good contribution to the Party'. These people he has 'no desire to see expelled'. So what is different about being selected as a parlia mentary candidate? Is it that these people are extraordinary?

Or is it that Foot is spearheading the right wing's demand to have Militant-supporting Labour candidates purged _ as a blow designed to intimidate the whole of the Left - and at the same time trying to string along Labour Party members who feel that 'ordinary' Militant supporters are OK but maybe there are some 'ringleaders' who deserve the chop?

He should not be allowed to string anyone along. An injury to one is an injury to all: a move to deendorse Pat Wall or any other candidate is a blow against the rights of every Labour Party and affiliated trade union. Unite to stop the witch-hunt!

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