Scotland: 500 at meeting | Socialist Action 1983

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THE 1986 Scottish Labour Party conferene, held in Perth on 7-9 March, saw a continued attack on the left, and on some of the Labour Party's existing policies, from the leadership of the Scottish Labour Party and from Kinnock and Larry Whitty. This assault was particularly suicidal given the gains that the Scottish National Party (SNP) has been making from Labour in recent local government by elections.

Neil Kinnock Dave pledge to the devolution for Coal Scotland would be implemented ov the licAl Labour Government. spoke of Scotland naa been singiea oul 1o1 another Thatcher experiment WILl genuine medieval to be support councils legal the eader of Edinburgh the consepursued the eadership. council entire for anything fight for the people elected 'If we do not lead the working resistance there are others who will lead the Scottish resistance to Toryism.' Wood's warning was ignored by the leadership who maintained tightly controlled agenda which kept off all controversa items chalenging the right wing drift.

Larry Whitty, speaking to the conference, condemned the of the COuLLS and the law Use to remove elected councillors from office. But he launLead an open Liven tol leadership Liverpool Labour Party which made it clear that he was going to give no backing in reality o those who actually did fight for the policies votea for by Labour Party. Witcalled for 'discipline mixed with tolerance' within the party and said nothing about actually fighting Tory policies. Tony Benn In sharp contrast to the right wing shift represented by the conference itself was the extremely successful fringe meeting 'Winning with Socialist Policies', was organised by the Campaign group, CLPD, and Fight to defend Scottish victimised miners goes on Labour Left Coordination Saturday night. The by people number meeting. heard hat, there Benn is int that, VUL analogy to be made between those Victorian clergy wilo davocaled Illa verythin would be right if the kept DOUL their heads down and the rich were kind, and present leadership which is telling everyone to keep their heads down and this in itself can lead to Labour government being electea.

He said, policy is not get on your bike but get on your knees.