LEFT-wing: Labour MP, Eric Heffer told 2,200 youth Saturday: 'You are the standard bearers of the future. We have to build the socialist revolution.' These fine words were spoken during a Labour Party Young Socialists demonstration rally at London's Central Hall, called on the basis.
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Democracy the Party was the main theme of the speakers. Following the demands by COOKSON [Socialiat Challenge the demonstrators.
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On ERIC HEFFER: 'We have to build a socialist revolation' TO SHOUTS of 'Two, four, six, eight, We don't want to radiate' a procession of more than 1500 people set off from Primrose Hill on Saturday 26 January The demonstration was called by the London Anti-Nuclear Alliance. The route roughly followed the North London Line's southern branch, along nine tons of spent nuclear fuel passes every week. Friends of the Earth, the National Union of Raily ›ymen (sic), the National Union of Students, the Ecology Party and Social st Workers Party banners were carried.
A rally was held at Roundwood Park, with entertainment provided by the Covent Garden Community Theatre. Brent South MP Laurie Pavitt welcomed Steve Forey (ASLEF) spoke of rail workers? disquiet at the inadequate testing of the spent fuel containers. (Flasks have been tested in fires lasting only 30 minutes, and in simulated crashes at not more than 30 mph. Previous fires have lasted up to four hours, and impact speeds of up to 145 mph could Mike Grewcock (Campaign Against Nuclear Energy in Southern Australia) spoke of the high number of deaths amongst uranium miners from inhaling radioactive radon gas. Nuclear engineer Charles Wakstein pointed out the extreme unlikelihood of large-scale evacuation if a spent fuel flask released its lethal contents, even though between 6,000 and 30,000 people would die.
Martin Goldschmitt (London Alliance) accused the Central Electricity Generating Board of deliberately misleading the public in claiming a flask release would only affect people in the immediate vicinity. American studies, Demonstrators hope that NUR and ASLEF will eventually boycott spent Since the British muclear industry depends on For information on future anti-nuclear activities, contact London Anti-Nuclear Alliance, 6, Endsleigh Street, WC1 (688 4248), or the Anti-Nuclear the Labour right for a witch-hunt against the Militant grouping, Heffer pointed out that the real infiltrators *Tory concepts', *a fifth column inside the Tony Benn took up the theme, taking it upon himself to explain to those "too young to remember' what traditions of the Labour Benn complained that policies of George Lansbury and Stafford Cripps had been ditched by the Labour Party in The argued, the posed the Labour Party with a clear choice, and for Benn the choice needed is a return to socialist perspectives constitutes such taken bold action pay. perspective now, Eric declared: cannot be mouthied. That's why we support the steel workers, every labour council that fights the cuts, why we oppose all oppressive actions in Northern Ireland and (wait for it) abolition of the House of Lords.' Noticeable in absence Heffer's priorities was the need to fight the Corrie anti-abortion Bill. It was regrettable that on a day when up and down the country thousands of militant and angry young women were on the streets against Corrie (2,000 in Manchester alone) the only speaker on the all male platform who mentioned the issue was Tony Benn.
The youth at the rally looking for a way forward, although there was much talk about socialism the platform had little to say about how it was to be achieved concrete steps should be now the The most Andy Bevan, • Labour Party's youth officer and a supporter of Militant, could offer was to join the Labour Party. copies of the youth paper Revolation sold lke • hot cakes at the rally suggests that for many membership the LPYS was not the total solution, Many at the rally were looking for policies involving action. failure of the rally was that the only the • organisers.
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Forced childbirth OVER 100 people marched through Newcastle last Saturday to protest agains the Corrie Bill on a demonstration sponsored by the North Regional TÚC. !! was also supported by the County Association of Trades Councils, many local branches, sbortion campaign groups and However, he will be coming to
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