Argument | Socialist Action 1983

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tinued its progress at conference. It did not win the vote but it decisively won the argument - - and threw the right into a debacle in the Alan Sapper occallle the first union general secretary to take the floor at party conference in support of Black Sections.

In a cynical move the NEC agreed to Mutani supporter Frances Curran's request that she summarise against the Black Section for the NEC. This decision showed both the incoherence of the rightwing on race, and the fact on the left Militant and the Morning Star are now virtually alone in opposing Black Sections. The only other speaker against Black Sections LICI debate was TASS delegate will soldi The Black Section debate was definitely the most inspiring conference and the Black Section successfully demonstrated that the Black and Asian Advisory tee has failed. The vote for Black Sections increased slightly.

A major victory was The code the with the conterence with vote by 3.5 million to 2.6 million to defend the accountability of MPs to their General Committees - and to instruct the NEC not to bring any proposals to change this until after the general election.

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Socialist Action 10 Oct 1986