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MANY radical commitments are in the Campaign Document despite a probable majority against them on the National Executive Committee and the Shadow Cabinet. But the Sunday Times (April 3) reports that "Labour's right wing is preparing for a sharp battle with the left over The left needs to start campaigning on these policies now - and building pressure to make sure they aren't cut out of the manifesto.

Watch these policies: •Repeal Tory legislation industrial relations. •Raise child benefits to £8. •Provide more resources for the Health Service with an increase of at least 3% a year in real terms. •Improve the personal social services, such as meals on wheels and home helps, with an increase of at least 4% a year in real terms. •Freeze all rents for full year.

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•Cancel the Trident programme, refuse to deploy Cruise missiles and begin discussions for the removal of nuclear bases from Britain, which is to be completed within the lifetime of the Labour government. •We will not permit the siting of Cruise missiles in this country and will remove any that are already in place. The next Labour government will cancel the Trident programme. We will propose that Britain's Polaris force be included in the Ni i nuclear disarmament tins in which Britain r part. We will, after tation, carry through lifetime of the next pe our non-nuclear defence •Britain's withdrawal EEC to be completed wi the lifetime of the government. •Return to public o the public asset an hived off by the Tor compensation of no ir that received when tl were denationalised. establish a significa stake in electronics, ceuticals, health equip building materials; an other important sec required in the national •Strengthen the Sex nation Act to include c indirect discriminatior orninde of famili ats annara VL shift the burden of p as negotiaaust take • consulin the arliament = policy. from the ell within wnership id rights ies, with lore than he assets We will nt public pharmament and id also in tors, as l interest. Discrimifirect and n on the atus. and LAURAN, roof from the complainant to the alleged discriminator. •As soon as possible, a statutory duty on local authorities to provide nursery education for all pre-school children whose parents wish it. •End VAT on sanitary protection.

Support the provision of family crisis centres and more refuges for battered women. •Labour will phase out health charges. •Abolish the special charges for overseas visitors. and end passport checks. •Remove private practice from the NHS and ... stop public subsidies to the private sector. •Establish a common system of assessment for all 16 year olds. • Abolish corporal punishment. •Provide student-trainees, in full-time education, with an educational maintenance allowance of £25 a week, at 1983 prices, covering 52 weeks in a year. ... Accredited trade union representatives should be involved with secondary school students. ... with full facilities for such representatives at all career days.

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authority services. provide finance, repeal the Tory legislation which allows the government to impose ceilings •Repeal the Prevention of on local authority spending, Terrorism Act. •Financial and material assistance to the liberation moveand what t The Campaign Document on unilateral nuclear disarmament looks good: 'the removal of nuclear bases from Britain is to be completed within the lifetime ments in South Africa an SWAPO of Namibia. •Labour will do everything i its power to weaken Lati America's repressive gover ments by, for example, witt drawing diplomatic represents tion, opposing multilater loans, banning arms sales.

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THE VOICE QF S witch-hunters: Clive Bradley reports.