At the home police committee meeting that endorsed the Review, Tony Benn unsuccessfully put forward an alternative paper titled The Aims and Objectives of the Labour Party.
This included proposals for leaving NATO, ending nuclear power, abolition of the House of Lords, the democratisation of the magistracy and the introduction of assessors into the High Court to supervise judges.
Benn said: "There is a real risk that if we are seen to be abandoning our faith, in the search for media approval, we could be seen as a purely opportunistic party that is prepared to say anything to get into office and is ready to sacrifice good policies when the opinion polls swing against us".
[2] At a socialist conference held in Benn's constituency of Chesterfield on 24/25 October, left-wing Labour figures such as Arthur Scargill, Ken Livingstone and Eric Heffer attacked the Policy Review.
Policies traditionally supported by the Labour Left (such as withdrawal from the European Community and nationalisation) were dropped, as were very high income tax rates for top earners.