SocialistAction 1983–88

The paper of the Socialist League, formerly the International Marxist Group, 1983–88

Scottish CND debates

· Socialist Action No. 26, 23 September 1983 · p. 11 of the scan · 332 words

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MORE THAN delegates individual members were at Scottish CND's annual Dundee 10/11 September. Wide debates showed the movement in way demoralised by the Enthusiastic endorsement was given to getting possible conthe largest tingent on the 22 October Guns alon of Glasgow district council's provision of two free buses helped build commitment.

opened with a speech from Ruddock, national chairof CND. • Despite the election we could still win victories to halt the generation weapons.

Joan dealt with campaign adopted by CND national council. Interestingly she saw it as a punctual affair. 'If cruise was instaled in December we would need to rethink Our Commel She also touched on the tion into Labour CND. "hese were 'necessary corrections of course, ICSOULSC pleas within these organisation. ' She accused leaders or yunu in particular of introducing new political positions into its practice, such as the proposal the September demonstration commemoraling the Chilean coup.

Unfortunately never answered the press tentious debate at Dundee wak around LICCAC callivalrll.

A small majority backed commitment to this. Its movers were all pains stress their commitment to unilateral disarmament. but they didn't explain they curently backing multilateral position.

A Scottish freeze conference is already planned for early November. branches affiliates now need to start insisting to go into that conference with clear arguments for • building opposition in local authorities unions to une new civi defence regulations before Parliament on 26 October. • Conference received a message develop Rolls Royce at Hillington, Glasgow Stewards have had a long POLIC of blacking work on Trident.

Now management have opened procedural negotiations to change this by the new year. They have backed inevitable agreement isn't reached.

lost three thousand workers since January 1981 and a thousand already this year. Conference agreed that it was now essential to possible every form of support to enCorrunt them to stand firm.

Finally recognised new tasks posed by the war drive in Central America. It instructed to prepare material for circulation on this.

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