HAS LABOUR FAILED?
Bernard Shaw’s Comment.
HAMPERED BY CONSTITUTIONAL MACHINE.
United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received August 4. 7.0 p.m.) LONDON, August 3.
Mr Bernard Shaw, addressing the Independent Labour Party Summer School, said the Government should produce a new Reform Bill, establishing a new constitution, abolishing the party system, and giving home rule to England, Scotland and Wales. The next election should be fought on this policy. Only thus could the people be made to understand the reason for Labour’s failures. Labour had been expected to produce results with a constitutional machine expressly designed to prevent results. The dole policy was ruinous and unemployed should be organised into national Labour corps. The Independent Labour Party members of the House of Commons have been circularised, demanding their acceptance of the Birmingham Conference decisions, in favour of “socialism and internationalism in our time.” The “Daily Herald” understands that many refused to sign, and are organising resistance to what they regard as an attempt to attack them by Mr Maxton’s left-wingers.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18637, 5 August 1930, Page 9
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