Militant leadership was to little effect.
Certainly, the Conference deci pact, for ending the Social Conang workers opposed to the li the Labour Government. And proposals for nationalisari the policies that were advanced to replace the class collaborationist policies. ments of a socialiss alternative 10 unions" to the crisis, such as import Composite 36 on the Economy, ID be wrusen in every mage trom trade unions - gathered in Loncocial Contract do reotesent Ce that he YS would not be turned attacks do workin *Participanis at the Canterence with the atten CHEs letting agroed that pays needed to organ- in salousness and confidance oppressed groups wa - argmon, BATURE Rogers and Hammerstein could not have done better. There was a great deal of sound and light from the platform at the Sixteenth National Conference of the Labour Party Young Socialists. But in the best traditions of the Hollywood musicals, the noise of the fighting speeches from the YS agreement' sions of opposition to the Lib Lab wage of t60 for a 35 hour week, tied to the cost of living and for tract and unemployment and for pensions and grants to be tied to policies or for the TUC to lead a this, for 'opening the books of big business to the Labour and Trade Sort to impose moo Movement, and to Tagical real Bul denite the adorcion of such Conference reaffirmed into an organising centre for the standards.
Tribune's capitalise so-called sol- fight against the attacks of the Labour Government nere the now. Conference did noc decide to take one positive action.
An overwhelmingly large mapassed by Conference, called for jority of the 241 delegates followed "automatic cost of living increases die recommendation of the NaElonal Committee to reject every wenty bour movemen Conference pledged Itsell t discrimination achieving lem unity in ine Conlerence composite and resolution that tried to turn such socialist policies from wards into action. The pattern was set by the response lo tbe very tirst composite to be moced Delegates Sheffield Brichtside and Cardiff moved and seconded the compos is the carmined not 1i was enough to cail for ine Labour Government to malement sociall campaien against any further efpolicies of wags as Milirant-supporting Gershead Ense had done, when it was the Labour Government and the TUC who had organised the Only mass action can throw said Linda Gregory moving the compose nc mum auscoo panise for and fully support strike action io smash the Social COntract. She called for the building the labour movemen which could Fight 10 remove the Callaghan Jeadership and its supporters This Composite certainly made ins impact. Despite being defeated. i was the only composite resalation to be mentioned by th Senday papers. The Ohserver and thought it had been passed! They were not so scared of the Militant's cadership's calls for "boid socialist policies"
The need to organise a left apposition within the Y5 to fight for a campaigning YS against che MEitant's leadershin's nhrasemon gering was clearly shown by chi appearance at this year's Confer ence of Left Action, a bulletin fighting for such a perspective was a edisten lorward.
Lelt Action could sommand the support of more than 30 delegates Vincent Moss of Hemel Hempstead Y5 who stood for Standing Orders Committee as a Left Action received 31 SUTRICI public recting of Left Action held an Sundas right attracted over a hundred delegates and visitors, fight agains the Militant for class TALLTUILT floor. On South Africa. Ireland, women's rights, as on the economy. Left Action supporters de bared Militant and the Young Tribunies" of Clause 4 Thur Kevin Mayes of NorthampIon North, Workers Action supporter and Left Action anci date for the position of YS representative on the Labour ParTy'S NEC son only 15 coes With the votes mastered by Chartsi more than the 22 Ducham roscisec eight less than Vinceal Moss's vote.
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