Word: breakaway
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...special conference in Wembley last month, at which Labor M.P.s voted for a rules change that will give the bloc-voting unions and the left-leaning local committees a stranglehold over selection of the party leader. At that, Williams and three other former Cabinet ministers established a breakaway "Council for Social Democracy," the first step toward a new party...
...midway through the first half, all chaos broke loose, as the gun-shy referees ignored brawls and a shower of fouls on both teams. Not a point was scored for about eight minutes as the frantic action on the court produced nothing but steals, wild passes, turnovers, repeatedly muffed breakaway attempts, and a broken ankle for sharp-shooter Nancy Boutilier, who may be out for a while...
...course of the evening, had unleashed at least one slapshot at B.C. goalie Bob O'Connor, but, like everyone else, had been stymied by the aerobatic sophomore. But with Boston College losing, 2-0, and no goalie in the nets, Sheehy suddenly found himself all alone on a breakaway. He took his time, skated up past the blueline, and slowly flipped the puck... wide of the net. "I can't believe I missed it." Sheehy grinned after the game, "but I actually did score a goal. Winning the Beanpot was my goal, and we did it, so that counts...
...move toward a breakaway was led by a trio of former Cabinet Ministers -Shirley Williams, David Owen and William Rodgers-who created a new "Council for Social Democracy" to protest radical policies and eventually form the basis of a new centrist party. They immediately became known as the "Gang of Three," but were quickly joined by a fourth, former Deputy Leader Roy Jenkins. By week's end, nine more Labor M.P.s had joined the rebel ranks...
...moment, all remain officially within Labor, but a formal split seems inevitable. Said Williams, 50, who was seen as the most likely leader of the breakaway group: "The Labor Party was born out of the secret ballot and universal suffrage. To go back to selection by the barons is unthinkable. It is a return to Tammany Hall politics." Owen, 42, a former Labor Foreign Secretary, insisted that "only a miracle" could now prevent the birth of a Social Democratic Party. In fact, late last week he told his Devonport constituency that he would not seek reelection as a Labor candidate...