build a united front which extends from the highest levels of the left bureaucracy - notably benn through to the Communist Party and the revolutionary groups. That is not in itself an ignoble ambion. i neer bureaucrats were. despite their reformism, opposed to the Government's policies on central questions of the day. then the creation of sucn a united tront wouid be a perrecuy. correct thing to seek.
In the case of some of the 'lefts' -Audrey Wise, Ernie Roberts, Bill Jones, ere - mere is no douot mat unev de oppose the most central Government policy of the day - the Healey measures. No matter what the limited nature of their proposals for action against the measures. it is perfectly correct - indeed absolutely necessary - to engage in united action with inese corces. but tre problem comes when an attempt is made to create that unity across the crucial dividing line of the day.
Where this showed up most clearly was in tne atatude of the conterence towards Benn and towards the Labour Party Manifesto. INCONGRUITY In the case of Benn there was a complete incongrunty. on une one nand une conference passed a resolution condemning the Healey measures. Yet it heard as me mam socaker a memper or Ene Government imposing these measures.
The same thing occurred over the Labour Party Manifesto. The conference voted that the Manifesto -- HOL CYCIE parts or it, but the whole thing should be the basis for any campaign against the Healey measures. The IW, of course, may consider that the heart of the Manifesto is the 'fundamental and irreversible shift in the balance of wealth and power' of which it talks. In the real world. however - and even apart from