NEC backs anti-nuclear demo | IMGpapers 1980

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Britain, to a three-pronged offensive (all "justified' by hypocritical * promoting the idea of bringing from nuclear attack.

Getting away with their nuclear easy. A deep anti-war feeling still was expressed, a decade ago, in the mass anti-Vietnam war movement. Cutting back on hospitals, housing aims will only deepen this feeling.

Following on the major antiCruise Missiles demonstration last month, the Labour Party NEC has decided to support another march - called by the CND - for October 26th Joyce Gould and Jenny Little have been nominated to represent the party on the steering cttee organising the march.

The decision created a major uproar on the NEC as, indeed, did the previous demonstration. Jim Callaghan warned that supporting a march against nuclear weapons was tantamount to accepting a policy of 'unilateral disarmament'.

Clearly, the nuclear issue is going to be a major debating point at the coming conterence of the party. Callaghan may be right that unilateral disarmament is not yet party policy - but that's exactly what we've got to fight for. A good first step will be organising maximum attendance on the October 26th march.

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August 80