fight for a socialist solution to the crisis.
British' policies
Perhaps the biggest scandal is the absence of one single resolution calling for the immediate withdrawal of troops for Ireland. Supporters of Militant have flooded the agenda with resolutions demBut it is precisely in the 'unsafe' - unopposed by The Wilson - Healey axis have no intention of implementing even Labour's woefully inadequate programme. They have deliberately em barked on a policy of creating unemployment, lowering living standards and slashing the social services. It is the only road along which they can hope to save British capitalism But what Benn has failed to address himself to is, how can the entire labour movement be mobilised to defeat such polices. letter does Benn declare his opposition to the £6 pay limit. But this is the touchstone of the Government's drive to make the workers pay for a crisis for which Benn says they should not be blamed. Does Benn imigine that in the unlikely event of the Labour Party Conference going on rec ord against the Healey pay laws the Wilson Government would change course? A vote against the Healey measures at the Conference would b an excellent starting point. However, it would only be meaningful if it was used as a basis for mobilising a national movement inside the work. ing class to smash the pay laws in action The failure of the parliamentary 'left' in general, and Benn in partic ular, to come out openly and campaign against these pay laws helped Gormley and the NUM right wing to win a majority inside the Mineworkers' Union for their acceptance. laws also strengthened Wilson's hand, and more or less guarantees their acceptance at the Labour Party Conference. Again the 'left' MPs failed to mount any campaign inside the unions calling for their rejection.
UNEMPLOYMENT
Neither Benn nor his left' allies have come out and openly identified themselves with workers who have struck against the £6 maximum. The failure to do this means that the one force - the working class - which can smash the pay laws has received no encouragement and support from Nor is it reducible, as Benn seems to think, to call for the implemen tation of the Manifesto. What is central to the Labour Manifesto is the Social Contract, which has provided Wilson and his allies with the justification for the £6 pay limits. Labour cannot keep the Social Contract if it is going to fight for the workers interests and challenge 'the traditional economic and industrial system' which Benn correctely says has Inside the constituencies, rank-and-file party members are attempting to remove those MPs who most fervently oppose Benn's policies. To date Benn has remained silent on this issue. supporters of the Militant, who are being witch-hunted by the Observer's Nora Beloff. Unless the 'left MPs do come out and categorically defend Militant the noose will next be tightened round the neck of Tribune and its supporters.
The ruling class and its agents inside the Labour Party are playing for They agree with Benn on the severity of the crisis, but they in tend to make sure that it is solved at the expense of the working class They have no intention of brooking serious opposition to their plans, and their aim is to silence the critics of ruling class policies inside the Labour Party Furthermore an alternative programme to that of the present Gov ernment cannot be constructed unless the left inside the Labour Party and. the unions organise themselves, and extend that organisation into the mass organisations of the working class thas interests and the ethsion of nockers democracy inof les detecas ing the right to organise of all groups and organisations which serve the aims of the working class Not once in his Last week's TUC vote for the pay Nor has he defended the