from a West Middlesex reader $
Pour officials of RuislisNorthwood Labour Party, incluling the party secretary, have called for the resignation cf the Prime Minister in an oper: letter published in local’ papers. The four: Mr. Reg Taylor (secretary), Mr. Rs lynn (youth officer), E.., Wyatt (trades union officer) and Mr. P. Wrighton (Young Socialist chairme:n ) say the tire has come to way. in public wnat they have been saying at private Labour reetings for some time. :
'Through trade mion branches, local wards and general management com~ mittee mectings, rieht up to the annual conference of the Labow Party, we heve tricd to chenge the treacherous course the Lahour lsadership , has been taking' they write. 'Now we cm no lcnger stand cuictiy by while political careerists smash this rreat political movenent of ours, Ther are a great many people within the party who have refused to criticise the Government and by their silence have comioned their actions. Neither do we exclude from hlame the group of so-called left-wing MP's who have not the guts to oppose Wilson and Co., to wnom they are *ust a slight irritent. They have played a useful role in prolonring the loyalties of the left-wing members who felt that while these MP's were abcut thers was a cause for hope..... : "We call on all socialists to oppose the latest cuts in social en demand a prorrarme cf nationalisation of industry and finance ani a break in the military alliances with the USA. We call for the resignation of Wilson and his Cabinet and its replacement by socialists who will implement the policies outlined ahove. ‘The Labour controlied Borough of Hillingdon has imposed rent increases on &i] council houses md it has failed to provide the health centre, the comprehensive education or the librarv in South Ruislip which it promissd, They have net been completely at fault in this because they have been hindered at every turn by naticnal Government policies. This shoui! have caused them to lead local agitation arainst the Goverment's policies instead of covering up for Wilson and Co., as they wee done. We make no apologies for this statement coming as it does 13% before a Borough election, as we feel that Harold Wilson and the Sbbeerment has, oy its national policies, ees sealed the fate .of the jocal council, P