their party, whether they are individual members or Increasingly, the ai zuliciln around democracy, re-selection, accountability ai t [10| restricted to the Labour Party but extend to the unions as well.
Dutty, Boyd, Chapple and Co have got a vested interest in supporting the right wing in the Labour Party because they know that they could be next in the firing line.
Socialists have got to be seen to be fighting in the Labour Party against the right wing and for a party committed socialist policies and campaigning to give practical support to workers struggle.
La plly that the SWP who have fine tradition of anti-facist ac. tivity and support for workers in struggle wil not get directly involved in what is becoming an increasingly crucial fight inside the Labour Party IAN MaCDONALD (AUEW)
Hayes, London sentences O1 even about rape.
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brigade hardly prevent this you say, cuanly unaamentul discrimination will continue' vitual eliminatio titudes that remain.
voting by the whole pooulation in 1975 trol of joint property, raising children; equal rights to ticipate in uctiviy women is punishable solution does not mean putting the issue for with stiffer sentences defend the rights of women London THE widespread support among workers for stiffer castration and hanging is something which can't be avoided in our discussion Many who turn to these solutions see rape as an exceptional Socialist Challenge should emphasize that violence againsı women — sexual harassment, at work, battering and so on is com moMost women know their attacker and many attacks are commisieu in new own nomes. omv asman minoruy gerreporieo The measures put forward by the hang'em and flog 'em You are right to point out that rape is a social problem and as Inat is wny untu ine social and economic system in this unereu. anucks women ont So why not point to Cuba where the revolution has seen the of rape? The material advances (housing, jobs childcare, free abortion and contraception) have helped improve tre aves o cuvun women une are uiso oavine ine wow tor ini ideological battles to overcome the prejudices and back ward atThere are over iwo million in the Cuban Women's Federation full ege timiy code was andro dy et after ongd incussion and 'by the support of the law.
It proclaimed women equal in marriage, provided equal con decreed equal rights nave a joo or profession and parMoreover arseraminuton agains.
Stating that only a fundamental change can lay the basis for a he esue oftse. Either they fight socialısm and genuine solutions or tney back ine status qur A lroce union anek anour carrv camnalonto recooniso seyna harassment, and for a change in the rape laws is necessary both to defend the riehts dr inden und to expose the myth thai violence Socialist Challenge 18 February 1982 page 11