All charges against those arrested should be withdrawn.
In wallicuar he then-Home Secretary Merlyn Rees' talk about 'outsiders' in "This is all rubbish; 90 those arrested in Southall were local people.' Welcome But, those outside welcome. 'He is trying to say and solidarity. We are grateful to those who came under the banner of the ANL, SWP, Socialist others.' ane only sour note conference resulted from the clumsy attempts by the platform to prevent debate on amendments. these had arrived late as the draft declarations were not sent out in time to be discussed by delegating bodies Phit Gilliatt (standing): "This conference cheers me up'.
point (TGWÜ. Rover rejected the Conference Southall. Committee report. per cent of Trade Unions conference occasion were platform.
Platform Unity and in the Inevitably, that makes 1420 e by Pat Hickey Solihull) successful attempt to move rejection Arrangements Pat also pointed out the irony that was last in this situation at the Liaison Committee for the Defence of - on that fighting shoulder-toshoulder with the SWP and Rank and File comrades who were now on the taken that various currents were heard at the It is to be hoped that the platform will take to heart the lesson delegates Lauğll ll, and láke care that future basis conferences are organised in a way real discussion in the delegating bodies, and the expression of different viewpoints, a realistic cuts have ensured that neither of these facilities possibility.
It can only weaken any rank and file movement if its own proceedings are conducted in a way sometimes reminiscent OI the trade officialdom it criticises.
Votes Amendments received on the day were not submitted, but votes were on two clauses in resolution Manchester USDAW branch - on the slogan 'open the books' (narrowly rejected by delegates) and on the need to build international rank and file links and Import controls whelmingly carried).
The conference decisions are a for preparing response to the coming Tory attacks, long as they are taken up delegates and acted on by organisations. This is especially true of the Code of Practice, which can be basis for including Labour and Communist Party supporters, and leading to local union trade union defence committees will come up against a number of political problems conterence, with its rally atmosphere and harking back to 1972-74, tended to gloss over.
Problems Many militants will be asking how we can make sure that we don't have a simple re-run of the 1974 experience, (over- with another Labour following in Callaghan's footsteps. This is especially serious because, fighting John Deason Campaign) put it, 'the price we've had by to pay for the Labour government is their that many Tory conceded in ishnu Sharma: stop any cover-up of Blair Peach's murder.
movement.' united fightback But in fighting for this militants which experience since comrades.
government (Right to Work are advance by Our build.
John's answer was simple: : "The movement that is capable of kicking out the Tories is a movement capable of beginning the fight for socialism.
kicked out the last Тогу government was a wages offensive The anger is there; what is lacking is organisation and confidence.' On that showing, Thatcher and Co. seem to have learnt more from the of the Тогу government and all that has happened than John Deason and his Without organisation and conf dence we are certainly lost. But we must also think of how to develop and present a workers' solution LO the crisis, in a way that can be taken up by organisations. Otherwise the confidence will be harder to maintain, and the organisation will be harder to