LPYS place on the NEC, has posed every section of the LPYS with the question of how the YS can be transformed into a mass campaigning youth organisation. As Kingsley has said, the LPYS can only build and defend itself by beginning to support people in struggle of the oppressed, and by building an 'alliance for socialism' on this basis. Youth Action, a newspaper supported by a number of LPYS Fightback, a paper supported by LPYS branches backed by Socialist Organiser and International, voted down, at the initiative of Socialist Organiser, a resolution to back Kingsley Abram's campaign. Youth Fightback at the same conference adopted a draft programme drawn up by Socialist Organiser. Supporters of International voted against both the programme proposed by Socialist Organiser and to Since the December conference clear signs of tension have appeared in Youth Fightback.
in the Southern region organised a fringe meeting at their regional LYS conference on 8 February in support of Kingsley tion of the paper. Youth Fightback now look likely to reaiscuss next editorial board meeting on 23 February.
But this raises a much more general question. Supporters of International have far more in common with Youth Action than they do with the type Surely they should draw the conclusion from the should pull out of Youth Fightback, come into Youth Action, and help build a mass campaigning - supporting the self-organisation despite the national posIagain at tael campaign that they d