IMGpapers 1980–83

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1980–83

Labour conference calls for British withdrawal from

Socialist Challenge No. 137, 6 March 1980 · p. 3 of the scan · 322 words

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weekend's annual policy Tory front benches on the Irish issue'.

other debates.

conronce Inner London rejected sections supported the Nationalities Bill and the 'Sus' laws. Dirty work organise 'mass demonstrations, rate/rent strikes' against the Tories.

LCC was envisaged as a 'campaigning body'.

sectoral, as well as cross sectoral, conferences.' important anti-government action now going on the stectearkers."

N7 on Saturday 29 Marce. BY A sweeping ten to one majority the last meeting of the Greater London Regional Council of the Labour Party called for Labour MPs to commit themselves to a of British withdrawal from Northern The successful motion also disassociated the party from the 'sterile bipartisan posture of the Labour and The radical mood of the conference was reflected in Conference threw out sections of the report from Sir Ashley Bramall, leader of the LabourEducation Authority. The ILEA's f21 milion education cuts. Motions were also passed condemning But the conference drew the line when it came to turning the radical sentiments into action. Thrown out was a Labour Party Young Socialist motion calling on Labour councils 'not to do the Tories' dirty work and to refuse to make any cuts', oppose rate increases and to industrial action and A fringe meeting organised by the Labour Coordinating Committee did show that sections of the Labour Party ranks were looking for an alternative. Stuart Holland MP got a good reception when he said the •Tony Banks, chairing the LCC meeting proposed a rank and file trade union movement committed to socialist policies. Announcing the LCC's intention of calling an open trade union conference to discuss socialist strategy Banks added: 'We plan a series of But welcome as such declarations were, one member of the audience made the most obvious comment whet she said: 'We're supposed to be discussing aétion agains the government. But no-one has yet mentioned the mos steei strike. Let's start by working out what me can do fo

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