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clear that if one believed that Wilson was trying his hardest to steer towards socialist policies and only Heath and Zurich Gnomes were stopping him, that a vote of confidence should obviously be given to him. |
The abstentions on Thursday have put the Government in a quandary. The measures Silkin put forward were obviously desipned to crush the abstaining M.P.s, but they also provided a very useful opportunity for the left M.P.s to t¥m round and fight to form a viable opposition rroup, recornisahle as such, within the Parliamentary Labour Party. Every abstaining M.P. must feel the ineffectiveness of their action. It is certainly difficult to see any concrete outcome from therm. This has mee’ that taken with Wilson's "gall to the nation", their opposition has borne no fruit at all. While it/certain that deep-seated loyalty of the labour movement exists, it is also true that there is a lot of reneral discontent and, more particular, lots come from the hardened backbone of the working class, who can see through Wilson and the T.4.C. leadership, end yet who have no viable alternativeto which to give their support. It is this chance that Silkin has now given to the left M.P.s, those who abstained and those whodién't ut who are known to oppose Wilson's policicigs. Wilson's eat of calling a General Election makes very little sense; he surely does not jhink that the Tories would vote for him because of his attacks on the workers. Even if this were the case, it would be even more important that opposition to Wilson should be clarified. around a prorramme and that a useful number of M.P.s be able to put it across at every opport— unity up and down the country. But it is. because the next general election holds very little hope and because the Labour support is collapsing that. some-one needs to ret up and say "Nol, this is not what Labour stends for!" If this is done in @ loud and clear way, after 3hyears of Wilsonism it may be that the electorate will give the Labour Party another chance in 3% years.