AS WE go to press, news has just come in that the inquest on Michael Delaney, killed near Ruperi Murdoch's jug Rupert gernauts, has declared its verdict: he was unlawfully killed.
The jury was not by the magiswavel trate's direction that they record a verdict of 'accidental death'.
For months before Michael Delaney's tragic death local residents had predicuing the possibility of a serious as police corted Murdoch's at „lUT speed through red lights their enthusiasm to avoid pickets and distribute the scab titles.
They had demanded an ena to police narass ment and swamping of and that some action be taken to prevent the dangerous scab wagons.
By recording its 'unlawful killing verdiet, the jury has done a service. Perhaps out of this terrible some light will be shed on the role of the police in the dispute. Update in future issues of Socialist Action. ing class' alliance with the oppressed have been posed more sharply and brought centrally into the labour movement -tant has continued to oppose them Militant has continued • selfto oppose women's organisation black self-organisation the same time as the Campaign Group has supported them. Militant has opposed in practice Irish seit-determination the same time as Labour Left Liaison NUM, the National of Students and the LCC has supported it. 1 ne LeID has continued to stand outside Illass radicalisations on South Africa.
This policy continued Despite statements of the need to mobilise number of the 6.2 million young voters for Labour, in the election the policies necessary to do this were systematically voted COWI The tone of the whole was set by guest speakers Ron Todd discussed "women' rights which for support Campaign.
arguing clear. Left Liaison's campaign around the Black Section NEC candidate Steve komoa. backed up bv a vote compared to Kingsley Abrams last year was explained by the almost total absence of independent branches at the fact that Labour Briefing had no delegates at all this year compared Let are spend that ther vote Soil with three delegates supporting Steve, but a majority no voting.
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