IMMEDIATELY IN the wake of the court decision Noris West Tabour ed iverpool concilence passed a resolution in their support despite vigorous opposition from the regional executive. The resolution called for a Labour government to 'lift any surcharge imposed on councillors and any ban from office'.
It also called for the power the district auditor to surcharge councillors to be abolished for the restoration Ine rate support grant stolen by the Tory government.
Eric Heffer and Keva Of me spoke in suppore the during The carried 275:229 on a show of hands.
saw the region forged.
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North West CLPD some in the slate alco Group delegate, Paul the committee regional conference Resolutions passed calling for an end to all racist immigration controls support of Mendis, town-twinning solidarity with Nicaragua, and in solidarity with the ANC and COSATU.
conthe executive's ings. justification Peter Killen, frequently.
has marginals, the largest Whitty concentrated Speaking meltid by replied saying: "The attack were Potter Committee Jim McGinley North Michael CLPD.
The party leadership in Scotland concentrated on the theme of 'confidence and unity. Controversial issues were wiped off the agenda. This meant that resolutions on Labour Party Black Sections and on Ireland were not debated.
A resolution that naconference should elect the five women's places on the national executive was overwhelmingly carried on show of hands, but lost on a card vote.
ToWU nor GMBATU supported the resolution, but some unions did vote for it.
However, the report from the Scottish executive, which was agreed by conference, contained a recommendation that the women's seats on the Scot tish Labour Party executive should be elected by ScotTHE 1987 Scottish Labour Party conference concentrated on promoting the party as the only one capable of reversing the accelerating decline of the Scottish Delegates heard a number of attacks on Tory ministers in the Scottish office and criticism of the Scottish National Party's attempts to put the 'doomsday scenario' at the top of the political agenda: that is what the Scottish Labour Party would do in the event of a reelected Tory government in Westminster and near obliteration for the Tory Party in Scotland.
tish Labour women's conference. A consultation process will now take place, to be completed by 1 June, to determine the composition of and Ann Henderson Hated by Strang the auwing The democracy theme was also taken up by Tony . He emphasised tha 'real democracy' is what's required: the power of peoBut motions condemning the handling of the Knowsley North by-election were defeated, by 518 votes to 151. A motion opposing the Sawyer pro. posals for reorganising the LPYS was also lost by 558 to 139.
Campaign Forum held successful fringe meeting, addressed by Bob MEP Westminster candidate for Bradford Soe for Barnett spokt the abour women's Actio Committee, Atma Singh for Labour Party ple to change society in their interests and not to be content with a parliamenmanages it Pointing to the struggles of the miners, the print workers, and Liverpool city council, recalled AS C of the leadership's response which allowed these battles to be waged without full labour movement support. Benn emphasised that the most oppressed groups in society which the party claims to represent, are not accorded their rights in the party.
With only two women, no black people, the prospective parliamentary candidates in Scotland, there is ample evidence of this.
tion, Phil McGhee CLPD, representing the