How Labour has failed women | Socialist Action 1983

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THE London region of the National Union of Students is jointly hosting with which Will focus on repression in Ireland and the need for British withdrawal.

NUS London executive Inge with NUS olicy adopted national1986, the aim of the day will be to highlight the strip-searching against women republicthe Prevention of Terrorism Act against Irish people of plastic bullets and shoot-to-kill in the North, and to build along students for British The enttled incland will others, speakers the Vilidtord Maguire Camon on Bloomsbury Theatre, Gordon WC1. Any against British • More 01-637 1181.

scheduled for 16-18 May, ahead. Instead there will be a rally where women party members will declare their commitment to the The oct a laction party will most Cenares women LAC laboul movement.

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or if they they will simply the tional to give power to Organisation strengthened the move.

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THE LIKELY declaration of a general election will probably ensure that the Labour Women's Con- ference,

return of a Labour government. JUDE WOOD- WARD looks at how Labour has failed women since