Nationalist spectre haunts Scottish Labour | Socialist Action 1983

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THE SCOTTISH regional meets next weekend, 8-9 March against a background of worrying resurgence in support for the scottish Nationalist Party.

The SNP has won five seats from Labour in local ove-e ecton. SulCe December, and parties are castlllg wEiicu glances towards the May regional council elections.

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resolutions on dereneng local government, fighting the Tories. Ten of them follow the nonEdinbiaece coearued by balnourgı Counc want the NEC to back up councils conflict with ine governmen. Dut tacis widespread peculatiol that these will be watere down to aVOOLC Huc l embarassment to Neil Kinnock, who is coming up to address this ADO LaU traditionally dominated by the Labour Co-ordinating Committee.

heated is likely over a Scottish Ex ecutive resolution which would end outright opposition to council house sales.

resolutions Ken Livingstone will address the LCC fringe meeting congratulate Kinnock for nis lyo› Labor rarty conference speech and call on the party to unite benind ANOD. dsowever derenanns party unity against expulsions does not tigure: there is no specific resolution on expulsions, emergency resolution al c widely Michael Hartins, copcunl mr lor springourd llas called for the expulsion of Bob Wylie, Militant's most prominel SDUKCSUCISUL in the West of Scotland The conference in the past been a field day for witch-hunting speeches, as has been the LCC's fringe meeting, wa nis vcal.

features Ken Livlestull On policies on campaigning there resolutions.

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