Expulsions and CLPD
Socialist Organiser1983 1983-03-10Read it in the scan (PDF), scan page 13 →
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The clear implication is ninate Tomato roan onl An alternative view on "Blackstuff" THE 3 February 1983 Socialist Organiser report by Martin Thomas and John Bloxam on the CLPD AGM decision to apply to be put on the Register, Includes Lne IOlOWIng passage:
'Despite Vladimir Derer's arguments, the AGM voted to 'call on CLPs not to carry out expulsions, and oppose any consequent action taken against them.' Many whn had arronted the 'Conference sovereignty aronment nn registratinn ULTHLILIU VAL ILEIUVAMVIVII drew the line (unlike Vladimir Derer) on expulsions.
Tha rloar imnliration ic that the CLPD Secretary, and those who share his views, are actually in favour of expulsions.
It should be well known to all on the Labour Left th.+ Tlla din. in Derer and Vladimir CLPD itself have always been - and remain unequivocally opposed to expulsions. Nor has this opposition been merely general and rhetorical.
Ever since it was founded in 1072 CLPD' has 11l sistently taken up cases wnere individnal Partv WIItIE LILYILLAI 1 CLUT members have been victimised for their views, and has helped in their eventuai rainctatomant chould also be well known that the sole disagreement between Socialist Organiser and CLPD on the issue of expulsions is about what method of fighting them will be the mact affortivo The CLPD EC considers that the section of the Socialist Organiser report quoted above amounts to an outright slander on Vladimir Derer. We therefore demand that Snrialist Mroanicer chould publish and unqualified retrartion and analov Yours cumradely, VLADIMIR DERER Hon. Secretary lon haholf of fT PD RAI •Vladimir Derer did speak against the resolution to *call on CLPs not to carry out expulsions and oppose any consequent action talon aminat tham "/ laken aganst viti.
And at the first EC meeting after the AGM Derer said that the resolution could not be implemented because it meant 'unconstitutional action' Of course we did not say he is "actually in tavour of expulsions" , any more than those who argued for 11. -complying with the register are positively in favour of the register!