ALTHOUGH the Labour Party Young Socialists remains a key target for the delegates at the Bridlington annual conference will mark a further increase in the growth of Labour's youth organisation. The main issues facing the conEne reviousy azallist WhO HOIS 100CT. YCND. •amade. HOL OI OlIC LIC UOSS Cr to put our •LIC Laboul see response of the unle selt-organisation of blacks answer some of these ques and that thei Photo: JOHN HARRIS speakers Coutts ume, OVER 2000 representing local branches, are expected to attend the LPYS annual at Bridlington over Easter weekend.
Welcome visitors to the conference will be Tony Benn and Dennis Skinner addressing the pre-conferenc rally. Not so welcome will be Howell, the right-wing chair of the NEC's youth committee, who will be giving the 'fraternal' address on behalf of the NEC.
Howell, supported by Foot, Kinnock and other former 'lefts' on the NEC has spearheaded a series of attacks on the rights of the sunce which are kelv to inten. Coll ycals has been membership and the whole Much responsibility for this lies with the Dennis Skinner tant leadership of the YS. ticipated in the Campaign nuclear united 'build powerful the of thousands to its ranks.
Neither does Labour left actively cam the Act!! build the YS throw resources into this.
Forces like the Labour Coordinating Committee and the CLPD have not supported this approach. They have already distanced themselves the campaign to prevent leading supporters being from the Party.
National Organisation of Students' leadership ha: lined up with the rightJohn Golding -attacks on YS wing, on the NEC's Youth Committee actually voting to end YS control of their campaign funds! The Clause 4 grouping is highly influential LČC, CLPD and NOLS this YS the LCC will be attemp ting to launch 'a nontrotskyist lett-wing group the But we are conti. dent that this will be treated with the contempt deserved of people whose 'left' credentials the line he is againsi even stretch likes Howell.
Drive What is necessarv is a serious drive to unite those in the yo to build a mas campaigning wing with the left-wing of the campaign for socialist policies and an end to the witch hunt Campaigns like Against the Witch-Hunt and Socialists for a Labour Victory begin to make this possible.
The left should come the small forces with a similar approach in the LPYS and create conditions whereby Militant either adopts non sectarian mass campaigning approach or gives way to a leadership which will. 'And lets not forget. prevention of Terrorism so watch what you're saying, you irish Communist
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