 Benn 's philosophy consisted of a form of syndicalism , state planning where necessary to ensure national competitiveness , greater democracy in the structures of the Labour Party and observance of Party Conference decisions . Alongside an alleged twelve Labour MPs , he spent twelve years affiliated with the Institute for Workers ' Control , beginning in 1971 when he visited the Upper Clyde Shipyards , arguing in 1975 for the " labour movement to intensify its discussion about industrial democracy " . 
