I Did Not Enter The Labour Party

If You Want Your Debt Lifted You've Got To Sell Your School And Your Hospitals.

The General Election Of 1983 Has Produced One Important Result That Has Passed Virtually Without Comment In The Media. It Is That, For The First Time Since 1945, A Political Party With An Openly Socialist Policy Has Received The Support Of Over Eight And A Half Million People. This Is A Remarkable Development By Any Standards And It Deserves Some Analysis ... The 1983 Labour Manifesto Commanded The Loyalty Of Millions Of Voters And A Democratic Socialist Bridge-head In Public Understanding And Support Can Be Made.

I Opposed The Suez War, I Opposed The Falklands War. I Opposed The Libyan Bombing And I Opposed The Gulf War And I Never Believed That Any Of Those Principled Arguments Lost A Single Vote - Indeed, I Think They Gained Support Though That Was Not Why You Did It. What Has Been Lacking In Labour Politics Over A Long Period Is A Principled Stand

The Marxist Analysis Has Got Nothing To Do With What Happened In Stalin's Russia: It's Like Blaming Jesus Christ For The Inquisition In Spain.

The 1973 Labour Conference Will Have Before It The Most Radical Programme The Party Has Prepared Since 1945.