Scotland: Labour must fight poll tax Scotland in June, there has been some criticism of

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and particularly of the Labour Party.

Glasgow on 12 September originally planned Labour day, has now turned into a 'festival for Scottish with the emphasis on enter allment and searching for allJalty unobtainable as the SNP sponsorship pulea out two weks ago in fear of Labour domination of the event.

national against unemployment, to be held in Glasgow, was planned for October. But this has been postponed and will take place in April 1988.

These individual initiatives are clearly inadecze co cc oc c discussions going on in the movement here about how to proceed. At Coordinating Committe (LCC) Scottish confèrence last weekend in Edinburgh, over 200 activists met to discuss how to campaign for a Scottish assembly. Different suggestions wete put forward, including the organisation of a petition in Scotland to show support for assembly. This wolld seem to be an unnecessary exercise as we know from the general elechon resui numerous opinion polls, that over 80 per cent of people in Scotland support an assembly. GeorgeP for Glasgow Galloway, Hillhead, and member of LCC national ecutive, issued a call for a convention highlight the Wews concerns of the Scottish people. Much DICSS coverage has also been given Robin Cook's DIVER INFLAND an 3079. Scottish Parlamentary sugestion that MPs should meet Scotland one day a week to give Scottish people more par comentare aueess discussions. COOKI MP for Livingstone.

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However the immediate of the statute books There of "ine (COSLA) meeting on Friday, 4 September, unfortunately decided to move into consultation with the Scottish Office in preparing for implementation of whilst rethe pol tax maining formally opposed LO IL This retreat wasOl unanimously supported, now pressure Hrust brought to bear through regional Labour Parties.

Conncils in Scotland - the majority of which are Labour-controlled must be called upon refuse to prepare the register and to TelusC prepare for the tax collection Labour must mount an effective opposition to the poll tax if its other policies continue to nave popular support.

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SINCE THE overwhelming 'anti-Thatcher vote in the caution of the Scottish Labour Party executive