The tinal aGenda orthis teenth National Conference of the and accompanying amendments They cover a wide range of issues cluding ine night against racism tne working class internationally.
was worn neacline news in ine Every sitting Labour MP. threatened by bands of marauding There were.cries une Labour he capitalist press for porters in the capitalist press Trotskyist hot LPYS to be controlled one way or аношет.
VICIOUS launched against andy bevan ano the Militant supporters who make up the LPYS leadership.
In the face of the failure of the waditional len to mount a serous challence to me vardonan icaoelpolicies, responsibility is placed at the door таке запізое о Its position both as a youth organisawing in the Labour put forward policies mobilise promoting a fightback based on But the activity of the YS over past sycal been inadequate. The 'boldest initiative SIXoloyment consisted In oroanisina ist boucies mrom members adoress Ine delecates woman SDoKe. Hesolutions rom Yor branches argo wine entities.
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Was tant source leaoership have no InTention COT chancino rom WILHOU Factor Can reverse wine ments bolicies. such resolutions make no criticism of the 'lefts' and HUTTOCI A clear ana substantia minority oi politics of the leadership.
Sheffield support tor stake action to smash one the Social Contract and for a fight so-called Asleaders of the Labour Government and the TUC' COT THE Newcastie-Under-LynG demns Yo representative on ine NEC for name to be used in support of a statement published which supported the social ConOnlY One tract.
Hemel Hempstead explains that 'only national reverse the cuts, ment and make up reductions class •lIVInG action. According to them, une wav ar oreanisino meier wine ne abour movement aroung policies of 'class class collaboration.
Govern wokingnam National Committee • decisions National Health Service, TOOTUVIC TUl SUDOOr orcinatina Commitee cuts in the Carlton YS calls for a campaign tor me immeolate witnarawal vE Brightside calls for their own future' continee ine cevate on oppression to the ast and Wokingham have CUNT sals building ADorton vamoalen 'allowing nis women's Gnarter the Labour Abortion Rights Camreactorary TION DIll end unemployactually Standares Kevin this is LPYS not will be contesting a Crucise. are supporeu Dy le TOl having newspaper last the LPYS *give National Co- with policies against Hine niese tHey tion which can provide an politics' of the Militant.
'the right of the Irish people imperialism, to decide Yet again the YS leadership has Otners Car but Vauxhall, Lewes, Brent Campaion and taken up. paign, and immediately bullding a mass movement to defeat William Cancicates wno sane on test sort of policies are standing for a which elective tions Mayes of Northampton North is standing for the position representative Labour cary Neo. vincent moss the past.
Left Action winne growing support for its policies in The future success of the LPYS and candidates build a part of the process or buriding a len oppostalternative leadership to the 'talk shop campaign to Four resolutions on abortion rights rights in the face of attacks such as are already tabled for this year's -ine Labour Party Women's Conference. Iney include calls to artiate to the growing Labour Abortion Kents camoren. Labour women are a good example of how the appear for support Dy te Nanona! Abortion Campaign at its conference earlier this month should be NAC's public appeal pressed for the labour, women's and student movements each to take its respoes burnt torinea ever turnout lor these movements have passed resolu support of abortion rights in the past.
But, paper resolutions have to encourage activists from different be turned into action. A massive trade turnout on 14 May will have far more success than the parliamentary manoeuvring we have seen in.
We should demand that Labour MPs who support the fight for within the labour movement to Illass Benyon Bill. They should do this dent by standing by their 1975 conference resolution and fighting for a three-line whip against Benyon's Bill. In addition, the labour movement should join forces with NAC to campaign publicly for the 14 May demonstration.
experience snows inal we nave to put constant pressure on bodies nike me we ane me abour rarry bureaucrats in order that they give defend Socialist bodies should be set up in the trade Unions wildi meetings for members to dec ide what form of action is necessary to stop the Bill getting through Parliament. One way is to demand that union-sponsored vote against Bill support for them will be withdrawn immediately. In such an eventuality these would squirm and claim "individual conscience'. However, policy supporting 'a woman's right choose' •shone nave nore ol The open mobilising committe for 14 May has been formed to union branches, student unions, women's groups and NAC groups to fully paruciDaLc in building the demonstration. We must bring together the weight of the labour movement and the commitment of the student and women's movements.
By campaigning for the NUS to organise activities within the stumovement conjunction college trade come trace mous tiar tave adopted the demands of Working Women's Charter on a national and local level, we car build the broadest possible unity to defend women's rights. It is only in this way that we can ensure that the Benyon Bill and its backers are so soundly defeated that it will be a long time before they raise their ugly heads again WENDY FORREST
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been Youth Campaign Against Unem-
national 'event', a Assembly was dominated by fine-
Only a few weeks ago, the LPYS YS leadershio and a combination of left rhetoric and demands for opposed the line of Militant was allowed to
The agenda for the National Conference shows that the Mill-
Resolution after resolution Labour and trade change un stating that
resolutions begin to totally talk, policies