Unity | Socialist Action 1983

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Judging from resolulions, this second conference will Witness mood of unitv and deter mination to continue gnung on tne issues lacing the mining COUE munities. The April conference, 100, will lake Solle clear decisions organisation, such as what membership affilialion structure for widen representation on the national committee.

question Livlily last September, about the ex-officio members', it calls on conrerencc '10 place a vote of confidence' in them and their work.

Many of the resolutions, fact, concern themselves with structure functioning WAP( movement, But policy isn'l absent. Neither is the determination continue fighting for af filiate status of the NUM.

Not surprisingly, Notts WAPC lead the way on the fight in defence of the nalional union. resolution demands the leadership

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who have stood and fought the Tory and the Campaign group of Labour MPs.

occause A WITCH-HUNT IS developing in the Labour Party. Organisationally it is directed first and foremost against the supporters of the newspaper Militant. Politically it is being orchestrated by Fleet Street, the Tory government and the right wing of the labour movement against those leaders and organisations Arthur Scargill and the NUM, the Liverpool city council, black leaders like Bernie Grant, Sinn Fein, from the Labour Party!

element of the witch hunt nOW taking place which recalls the 1950s is the suspension of entire parties. Following Liverpool three more Merseyside parties were suspended lilt December 1985 NEC: Helen's North CLP, St Helen's South CLP and St Helen's District Both CLPs face parliamentary reselection. which will be disallowed if to be informed of what is taking place. To facilitale this the Labour Left Coor dination the Campaign for Labour Party in cooperaWill the Campaign group MPs. have established a sub-group of the LLC to father arious mation witch hunts, to make this available to the membersnip or le party and to help defend individuals facing unjustified attacks.

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