Vidya Anand the Steering Committee against the
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kick in the teeth Witch-hunt wishes.
The most immediate task before the left is to unite, because only united can it struggle against the witchhunt, and make sure that as many GMCs as possible pass resolutions opposing witch-hunts and expuisions. The model resolution suggested at the Briefing meeting was as follows:
'This GMC resolves: 1. To resist any expulsions arising out of the decision of the Annual Conference at Blackpool to establish a Register of political groups; 2. To send delegates and support the October 30 conference of CLPs against It also called upon the comrades on the Regional Executive of the Greater London Labour Party to September 22 represented.
The conference decision to set up the register must be resisted immediately. How far the new right wing NEC Will go in pursuing expulsions does not just depend on the balance of furces between Foot (who probably wants 80 expulsions) and Healey and Golding (who probably want to expel thousands). It also depends on the extent and the speed of our reaction.
Immediately, we must fight to ensure that hundreds of constituency parties, and trade union branches throughout the country, support the October 30 con-