stituency delegation called alternative with its dictated content.' The theme of the conference was fighting the Tories' attempts privatising nationalised inaustry ana pudlc services, with the bulk of the day taken up by workshops.
The workshops however followed a lecture format stage-managed penarv session ANGER, frustration and protest erupted at this year's national Labour Party women's conference held in London on 3 December. The customary 3-day resolutions conference for women clashed this year with the General Election and had to be cancelled. Instead, participants were offered what one con'an insulting one-day squeezed minimum of questions and GISCUSSOS The meeting was billed a a UI-esolo! COEference. Yet very early on the organisers pushed through ready-made Cunicccc slalclcll of opposition to nuclear missiles which tuaged Labour's commitment to unilateral nuclear disarmacalled for flicul. 'unilateral freeze' of Britain's nuclear weapons 'as a first step'.
The women who came to me conrerence nom a over needed no CONVIC NS lal privalisd tion is a vital issue. Their readiness campaign against the government was also evident from the message of support the sent to the NGA printers and to the women of But many felt insulted by what they saw as an atthe fodder Party's anti-privatisation campaign, without addressing the main obstacle they face their lack of a democratic voice As representative: oi ane CLPD Action Committee pointed out, even the decisions of the 3-day women's conference still carry no constitutional weight.
A lunen hime protest attended by Vicculk women deplored the way culecc. Was organised and decided to raise the question in all the workshops.
They also decided to raise au mer womers secuon. constituency womens councis the im portance of a full 3-day comercnce nest ycal.
As NEC membe Audrey Wise said: 'I think we have to take to heart the strong feelings expressed that the women's con ference cannot be seen as an optional extra.'