SocialistAction 1983–88

The paper of the Socialist League, formerly the International Marxist Group, 1983–88

Voting behaviour in the NEC

· Socialist Action No. 14, 17 June 1983 · pp. 3-4 of the scan · 304 words

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SDP as some irrelevancy when it was formed, making 'funny' 1okec adoll Woy' and claret. Their ignorance WaN shown when they finished La 'tactical up caling Iot vote for the Alliance - in come Consululecies parently 'Woy' 'claret' was better than independent working politics.

Militant, who thought just having the label Labour was enough, have proved 776,000 been votes wrong. Such complacency dangerous. LADOUr Call only win the leadershid of allies it i Cass and its allles fights the politics of the SDP the Liberals. Relying on anti-Toryism is not enough — the Alliance can cash in on that. Only an anticapitalist movement Labour become a majority. KEY TO NUMBERED ISSUES Conference. July 1982 september 1902 3.

minimum wage. Seotember 1904 Keep Benn, November 1982 *= Not on NEC then 1. Keep the commitment to nationalise clearing banks in NEC State. 2. NEC t0 Cod terencese Conference amendments calling for removal of NEG's arbitrary powers over pressure groups and calling for impartial conditions for the operation of pressure groups.

Total onnosition to incomes policy and support tor guaranteed not Golding, as Chair of Home policy Committet Carry out 1981 Conference decision to allow CLPs to carry out full re-selection in the event of boundary changes. February 1982 6: Against expelling the Militant editorial board. February 1983 KEY TO SYMBOLS F = For; A = Against; O = Abstention; = Absent or not voting; hony bent betty bootnroya eric Warki Jor Call noy cvan:

Michae, too John Golding tric метте Neville Houal Doug Hoyle Denis Howel Jo Micharasor Gerry Mussel Tom Sawyer Dennis Skinnel Lave Vitam

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Socialist Action 17 June 1983 Dennis Skinner, MP

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NEC VOTES Issue No. Frank Allaun

Laurence Coates Anne Davis Gwyneth Dunwoody

Alan Hadden Denis Healey

Joan Maynard , McCluskie

Shirley Summerskill Syd Tiernes

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