Socialist Organiser

The weekly of the fused Workers Socialist League, July 1981 to April 1984

Militants expelled Brent

Socialist Organiser no. 162, 19 January 1984 · scan p. 2 · about 316 words

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mainly on the say-so of Michael Gregory, who says he is a former supporter of Militant. His melodramatic allegations of a Militant conspiracy in the constituency were circulated by the local Party machine to everyone on the GC.

The accused were denied the same facilities to answer the charges. They were refused the right to circulate a written answer to the charges on which they have been expelled.

Now the ball is at the feet of the National Executive Committee, who will either confirm or reject the expulsions.

If these expulsions are allowed to stand, then a precedent will have been set. Any intolerant local group will have been given a charter to go ahead and burn alleged local witches.

Local Labour Parties should demand that the NEC refuse to Daily Itkail EXPRESS BRENT East Labour Party General Committee has voted by a very large majority to 'support those who disrupted meetings of the local council' recently, and to pay any fines imposed on the four Labour Party members arrested during the protests in the council chamber.

The protests were against a Tory takeover made possible by the defection of former Labour councillor Ambrozine Neil.

The GC voted to condemn Mayor Peter Pondsay for calling the police.

In response to the call by Brent East's Labour MP, Reg Freeson, for an inquiry into the disturbances in the council chamber, the GC voted to condemn Freeson 'for asking for yet another investigation and for once again attacking other members of the party in the capitalist press' SO THE lunatic Left have captured Chesterfield and foisted Tony Benn on a reluctant Labour Party.

They will find Benn will hand the seat to the Tories or the SDP on a plate.

The British people are too wise to vote for such a way-out loony.

Despite his apparent support for the Labour leadership, Benn still espouses the loony policies

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