the need for a coherent strategy in fighting back.
take up the struggle against racism initiated by CARL. setting up isolated currents like the SCLV supporters meet On May 12th, the first national conference of Socialist Action supporters took place in London. Attended by comrades from Labour Party and Young Socialist branches from all over the country, it was a major opportunity to discuss out the major problems facing the labour movement and The first session concentrated on the major attacks being launched on working people since the advent of power of the Tory government. In a lively discussion, many comrades spoke from their direct involvement in anti-Tory struggles, from building the anti-cuts movements, aiding the anti-Corrie or child-care campaigns to fighting to make the labour movement The discussion revealed unanimous agreement that the only way the Labour Party could become meaningful in the period ahead was to turn outwards and begin to pioneer the struggles underway against the Tories. It was only in the course of getting involved in real struggles that a broad, class-struggle left-wing could begin to develop in the unions and the Party itself against the right-wing policies of the Callaghan leadership.
Building such a left-wing, it was also stressed, could not be done by - good though their policies were on a number of issues - but by trying to gain the maximum unity in action on given concrete issues (such as the anti-cuts fight). It was by united action on given issues that a lead could be given to thousands in direct anti-Tory struggle and that many, seeing the relevence of the Labour Last month, another chapter was added to the story of 'near misses' in the nuclear power industry. This time, it was the turn of the people of Cherbourg in Northern France to narrowly escape a 'melt down An electrical fault, caused by a small fire, knocked out the plant's cooling system for about 12 hours. The plant was rapidly closed and, due to radiation leaks, be weeks - if not months - before it could be opened again.
in time - and a melt-down had occurred - over 4,000 people would have been stricken by radiation sickness. An increase in cancer would have led to yet another 45,000 deaths over the next ten years WARNING During the danger period, when engineers announced that it would If the fault hadn't been detected