missiles and nuclear weapons. This poll took in Britain, West Germany, and Italy, the three major countries that are going to receive the new missiles. The DJ School building in Nagasaki where 133 out of 152 Europe are more and more In all three countries there was bigger opposition to the missiles than support for them. The difference was 48 to 41 per cent against the missiles in Britain; 48 to 25 per cent against in West Germany, and 62 per cent to 27 per cent against in Italy. Opinion polls in West Germany have shown even bigger majorities opposing the missiles 72 per cent of the population against the installation of cruise and Pershing missiles.
Dramatic Even more important for future political developments has been shift in opinion on the question of existing United States nuclear bases. In support isting US nuclear bases was still 58 per cent in favour and 34 per cent against. But in both West Germany and Italy there is now greater support for removing lne Amencan nucical Dases Inal 10l their staying. those asked belved that Us nuclear In west Germany 37 bases should stay compared to 40 per cent who believed they should go. In Italy 54 per cent believed the US bases should go and only 36 percent thought they should stay.
As the Daily Telegraph moaned "The governments of Germany and Italy, important allies in NATO, do not com mand majority support for the siting of new American missiles in their countries.' People do not want to die in a nuclear war. The major West European states have lost the battle to win over Lel populations to missiles and this is going to have a big effect on European politics.
children died - people in determined it will not happen again gives big opportunities for its popularity and vote. But how to take advantage of — UD IO the openings that exist.
tion to nuclear arms; defence of the welfare state; opposition to unions and defence of local government that a majority of people are coming into conflict the with Tory policies. Labour can rebuild a majority for itself if it maintaining vigorously champions these causes.
recently, it is action combined with cent of campaigning both outside and inside the local councils and every single body that can get across the Labour message.
Labour as a mass campaigning party wes which is now so popular. One comAmerican's most ty is that modelled on the successful campaigns and movements which developed in the 1960s and 1970s the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, the Vietnam Solidarity Campaign, the successful fight against the support the 1972 Industrial Relations Act, the Anti-Nazi League, the women's liberation movement.
day participating in united front organisations and movements of this type. And this is a big step forward for building the Labour Party.
party Labour has to go far further than simply these campaigns crucial as they are. The truth is that there are many Labour Parties today which discuss CND, or the fight against fascists, but never get round to discussing about the local council flats in their ward and constituency which have water coming in the basement. Or that the local roads are so dangerous that children and old peoKen Livingstone and the GLC have tried to improve life for millions of Londoners