'FINALLY Conference recognises that the only solution to the problems facing working class people will be the nationalisation of the top 200 or so monopolies with compensation only on the basis of proven need..
Guess who? The answer is Aberavon YS resolution to the Young Socialists conference.. and mmetimes themoncerns shift. This year the many more! slateels a menton ... calls upon ine next Labour government to abolish the monarchy because, while we have a monarchy with the power to dissoive pariament inev woule use this power to stop a Labour government im. plementing a socialist programme. (Ormskirk.)
Our old friends 'the workers in uniform' turr upid grace one mildest bad you the would grace the mildest Labour lefty. we are ritually warned that only socialism wil guarantee peace: phraseology designed to justify passivity in the face of the task building CND now vear /witant uses the LYS Con. ference, which takes place at Easter, to pass its programme. This exercise in sterile dogmatics is me polar opposite or the role youtn nave played in the class struggle in Britain and internationally. But only in odd nooks and crannies or the crowed agenda does tat impressive role find a reflection in the resolutions Last summer British cities erupted in youth rebellion against unemplovment racial harassment and the government. Youth vital part play in the struggle for The LPYS s exact Ine fighting organisation that could channel their struggle to give it political voice.
In October two million, mainly youth, marchec across europe protesting march in London. Yet resolutions from Brent East Dearne Vallev and others are required to call the leadership to around implementing a practical campaign in line with last vear's conference decision to af filiate to CND.
in the fight acainst iob loss, the unemplov. ment marches, the youth jobs train and now the campaign against Tebbit's proposals on YOPS conterence wi debate cemanos on a tuture Labour government. But desperately needed proposals for a campaign of mass acon oy you now.
Younger workers are in the lead in struggles like Laurence Scott, Plesseys, even cent unotticial action of railworkers following the wain ervers strikes. nere are the proposals to continue the reform movements in the unions which have grown up around those the boice.
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