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

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· Socialist Challenge No. 268, 5 November 1982 · p. 3 of the scan · 453 words

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the Hackney against the LPYS, mediately.

The campaign's open youth sub-committee will on ine amendment presented to. and passed Dv. ference Oxford LPYS This includes full support for habing pss.

urges readers to pull out all the stops ir the ПАХІ NOTIN build the campaign the hunt.

Encouraged by the left's concessions, the right wing will go for broke as quickly as possible Organisation Commit tee reports on proval 24 November The steps to be taken are:

(i) VOUT branch GC, or YS, and if possi ble trade union branch back the lobby on November. Out of North Conference. Twenty-six agreed to further coordinate their activities. ensuring that the defence of the LPYS is placed at the heart of the new campaign. With new talk in the press this week, of right wing moves this must be done im... complete opposition to any attempt to close down or restrict the activities of the LPYS; the right of the LPYS t decide its own policies and elect its own leaders.

All labour movement bodies - CLPs and union London readers should try to ensure message of support is sent. Banners are important.

(ii) win affiliations to Labour Against the and commitments build local support for it. In each district borough, conferences on the lines of the 30 conference should be organised to win the support of the local labour movement. These are not in counterposition to the 27 November regiona conferences being organised by the Militant-backed Steerbranches, as well as LPYS branches must be won the defence of the LPYS. This cannot simply be left to the LPYS for two I CODULS The LPYS is not strong cnough to withstand the labour right on its own Secondly, and unfor tunately, the LPYS's Militant leadership does not support this new broad-based campaign. They counterpose to this Labour Movement Steering Committee set up by the 11 September coning Committee against the witch-hunt; they complement them.

preparations are beginning now in the unions for motions to annual conferences. The trade union sub committee will be CIsCussing detailed model resolutions for agreed by the 30 Оc be a working basis.

(iv) each week Socialist Challenge will be giving you dotallec up-to-date about the pro. gress of the struggle Watch this spacel ference to defend the MiliAt a lunchtime meeting of the LPYS delegates and observers they tried to prevent the establishment by delegate. sub.

como tee who support the establishment of the cam Despite this divisive behaviour the conference declared full support the building of the LPYS, and for its defence against any moves to close it down by Heales)

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The Young Socialists SIXTY SEVEN LPYS branches sent delegates to

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