3y Toni Gorton THE only answer is multilateral disarmament. On that there is no among rational men.
o rule the world, Denis Healey's speech to he Labour Party policy school would help convince a lot of people.
Fortunately many housands. i not millions if rational' men - and vomen are very sure hat one of the best ways o stop the drive to nuclear var 1s by ugnuing for Briain to unilaterally disarm.
Healey's speech tolowed development arlier in the week when ANCOOL! spokespeople 3P nationde executives national CACCUEDS policy SCHCHICLE on defence.
In a letter to trade thev he spectre of 500,000 jobs through an suclear defence policy.
Brynmor John, shad3W Defence Secretary hreatened them with accountability their nembership. Decisive Labour's right wing nave taken the fight around the detence policy Government right into the future Labour neart of the trade unions.
They know that it is the big trade unions that will be decisive in this fight.
But the transport anion, the TGWU, is demanding an unequivocal disagreement If ever there was an argument for women last week unilateralist stand to be taken at this year's TUC and calls upon the LP to include it in its manifesto. TGWU Its resolution calls for *total opposition to any Defence Policy bused on the use of o threatened use of nuclear weapons: total ODDOSIOT Lo the siting of Cruise anc Missiles in United Kingdom and the siting of the neutron bomb in Burope; and closure of nuclear bases, both British and American in Britain.
The TGWU resolution answers the job loss argument by calling for government aid lor alternative strategies; that their policy would "allow resources to be allocated to the necessary expenditure on health, housing. SOME CCTVICES ARE CHe ment in industry which will lateralist approach, tying any Battish disarmament 10. "matching the steps taken by the two super powers in reducing arms evels.
year's LP con ference adopted two posi ions on nuclear pole In an assertion of th parliamentary LP authority Michacl Foot appointed the multilateralist. Brynmor John as chief spokesperson on defence. movement within the LP Such NELS DECI the and the trade unions that this sort of manoeuvre just wont work any more. Manifesto If the NEC position wins a two thirds majority within the LP conference which it can only do with me role or me major trade unions, there can be no BICIOLE ambiguity about Labour's position.
It is with this in mind that Healey and John attempt to mobilise their trade union leaderships.
A massive turnout at the Campaign for Nuclear 131003 demonstration on 24 Occonterence on September in Brighton will vastly the possibility decision lavourable to the anti-war and against the ories and their in the trade unions and LET them eat cake! That BR boss Peter Parker