IMGpapers 1976–79

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

Dennis Skinner: I'm not euphoric'

Socialist Challenge No. 117, 11 October 1979 · p. 7 of the scan · 381 words

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constitution The national executive took the view that the committee of inquiry would have me mignt to look into all tuest mallers.

shouldn't have been set up in the first place. It was set-up principally by the right wing who want to change the national executive into a right-wing what has happened. I'm going to be on my guard and I want others on the to be on their guard and to ensure that the victories won on the constitution when labour power and chuck away conference decisions; we can't have a committee of inquiry doing the same thing. overturn the decision on the election of the Parliamentary leader then, yes, the step along the way.

provide a little bit of enthusiasm for people outside the Labour Party to get involved. The issues on constitutional change may not have been understood in detail but I'm sure that for a lot of conference has been exhilarating; for what the issues have been about is about havinga say or not having a say.

shouldidentify with those struggles as di always regard my position as being on the side of the workers in any struggle and of asking questions later. The trouble with a lot of Labour Party leaders is that their first step is to ask questions. be some concern about the way that strike was being led, but still it's my Teach-ins steel workers, the campaign against the cuts, and so on. The leadership of should be engaged in teach-ins and seminars trying to explain what the of these cuts know what they mean; they don't need teach-ins. They need toknow whether the Labour and trade union leaders will combine io ensure councillorsto fight the cuts. I want the trade unions, white and blue collar, to Ireland and the Corrie Bill weren't placed on the agenda at the very start. I and others said some provision should havebeen madeto discuss these issues. Wetried to get the Callaghan question It might beokay for some people to raise the Northern Ireland issue al question time, but what was needed was a debate, to get the leadership into defining a policy on Ireland, onethat is women - the Corrie Bill and all the oner righis. The Labour Party conterence should be about coming

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