RUMOURS ABOUND that the Labour leadership is planning an extensive 'revamping' of the Black and Asian Advisory Committee. response to the huge pressure generated by Labour Party Black Section against the leadership's tame alternative to accepting the right of black members to self-organisation and constitutional recognition. It follows wide resignations from the committee by many black appointees.
Plans for a 'new' committee include GOODIE advisory from its title and allowing discuss policy issues. This would remove it from the ambit orgamsalon sud committee of the NEC Despite earlier assurda Douglas, the new LPYS representative on the NEC, has already accepted membership of BAAC one nas now lola black Section that she intends to saved ago.
Douglas's name widely bandied about as BAAC's next chair. In view of the previous NEC youth representative Frances Curran's eagerness to summarise on behalf of the right wing ine conference debate on Black Blackbool las month, this latest rumour has gained wide credibility amongst the party's rank and file.
measure of the contempt WiLl which the Labour leadership regards BAAC callit light recently when Black Section exposed the existence ot Ait Dubhs top secret think-tank on Further indication is given bi This comes about in the fact that deputy party leader Roy Hattersley • has not attended single meeting of BAAC so far.
Black Section: chair Marc Wadsworth Socialist Action: "The whole purpose of Dubbs' secret committee, of advising the parliamentary par ty on non-racist immigration legislation, Subscribe!
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