groupings openly organising? It depends on what degree of organisation one is talking about. The Tribune group seems a fairly acceptable loose form of organisation, around which people can gather and in which they can discuss their views. The Fabian group is similarly placed. I think it would be wrong for people to organise secretly within the party, and I think this applies to teft and right.
I think that organisations that consist- particularly in local government, where I think this is very dangerous - ought not to be part of the Labour Party. I think that proscriptions of organisations which campaign electorally against the Labour Party is right, but there should be nothing to prevent groups joining the Labour Party and fighting within the Labour Party for what they believe. That is why I joined the party - that is presumably why most people join the party.
How do you see the struggle for socialism being taken forward in the the present crisis?
The most heartening thing is the way in which trade unions, tenants associations and orner working class grass roots organ isations are now organising, and organising together. As you may know, there is a meeting in the Theatre Royal on 2' September when organisations from Newham will be considering the iobs crisis in Newham and the way in which public spending can be increased in Newham to improve housing and jobs. F think it's that sort of organisation where socialists can play a part and can make a the 'left' failed keeps.
As far as bans and proscriptions go, ently oppose the Labour Party electorally