One overboard in Brent
Socialist Organiser1983 1983-11-24Read it in the scan (PDF), scan page 2 →
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AMBROZINE NEIL, Labuur councillor in Brent, Nurth West London, has applied to ioin the Turies. This means that Labuur's tenuous hold a the Council, on the Mayor's casting vote, has gone.
Neil was for a time a member of the small 'left' group of councillors. The issue which has provoked her departure is the refusal of the Labour Party to support her demand for independent black schools in the borough.
She can't expect much support from the Tories for this, but they will certainly consider her demand that head teachers should have the right to sack teachers they regard as incompetent and for greater discipline in schools and her oft stated desire to close schools within the barongt.
Her departure will also underaction in the hands of the rank and file. mine the struggle against the cuts on the District Health Authority. No douk councillors who v will be replaced.
Ironically, Neil one of them.
With 32 Labour, 31 Tory and three Liberal councillors, the Liberals now hold the balance in Council and have said they will negotiate with both main parties. There will be many in the Labour Group anxious to stitch up a deal with the Liberals to continue in office and to continue what they have seen as their task over the last four years - to cushion the impact of cuts on the borough's population, rather than fight them outright.
The local Labour Party has to ensure that there are no deals made. The Tories and Liberals can be expected to use their new found power to put up council rents, run down services and jobs and introduce privatisation. t the moc sted inst herself
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RESENTAL WORKERS 156, November 24, 1983, Page: