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that have been set up around the country by 'Socialist' Students in NOLS (SSiN), entitled 'Ireland after the bombing'. They are used to Callparall against British withdrawal from Ireland by arguing that a bloodbath would ensue.

Having thus exonerated Britain from responsibility in Ireland, conclusion from their position of supporting a repartitoned Ireland mean calling for selfwithdrawal, but neither THE NUS conference on 4-7 December discussed the Alton Bill, the Education Reform Bill and the The NUS reflected massive support among to a right to choose and a campala against the Alton Bill. A very comprehensive policy was passed giving support the Fight Alton's Bill campaign (FAB calling for NUS to affíliate to FAB and to support all its initiatives especially the events planned for the se cond reading of the Bill.

The only dissent was a single amendment supported by only one university, which called for disaffiliation from the National Abortion Campaign which was roundly defeated. A speaker from speaker Datot, and in est peaker ballot $1500 was collected donated to the campaign.

The on the 'Great Education Reform Bill', or GERBILL, mandated the NEC to call a demonstration against it in the second term, to coincide with its passage through parliament, to organise a broad camseeking the involveDalsil ment of trade unions involved in education and the TUC.

The conference strongly condemned the poll ta› an attack on local democracy and on the living standards of working people. It also voted, by 7 voter co for a broad campaign inthe trade movement, local MPs, youth organisations, churches all those opposed to th poll tax, with a studen campaign against the tax based non-cooperation This is inoperable as possible until the tax is implemented, which will be in 1990 at the earliest.

The grouping responsihie for this sectarian ster backwards was 'Socialist NOLS Students this point politically. opposition was voiced by the taker of the speech against, Long, national secretary

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poll tax. But the conference was dominated by a two day debate on Palestine.