AS THE SCOTTISH Labour Party against the Tory government.
The weekend was one of general CS ut0lImaking, rather than specific contuitllculs militant action now. Conference opened with broad resolutions on local government democracy.
Although pledging to campaign against rate capping, cuts in jobs and services, and the undermining of local democracy. a ken resolution from Pollok callng tor no rent ol laie rises, job losses or was privalısallol neither heard nor voted Ul1. Since Glasgow district council has such a policy, this resolution had a particular relevance to the debate. Added to this, the failure to hear a resolution specifically oe enune Liverpool council gave the abstract wiloe ucualt all rather than practical air.
Conference was united on the importance of campaigning now for a Scotits relevance to organising zaDOuI moyelicil 1CSs(" ance policies. Despite statements distancing our position from a nationalist unclear how far this campaign will organised opened in Perth, opinion polls showed a 14 per cent tunity to channel this into an organised fightback and led by the Labour Party.
A composite resolution disarmament strategy typified the weekend's compromises. contained two completely different analyses of arms race and correspon lingly strategies. ne composite contained continued COHSLCIl to unilateral nuclear disarmament, with calls for LUSCUICI negotiation, a freeze and a no-first-use agreement.
(Pollok Labour Party delegate)
By agreeing to promote view that leaving a prerequisite for he policy leads the Scottish away from opposing NATO as a The posinuc car dualce tion was won dishonestly Even sU. 190,000 voted Delegatés be particlarly attentive catch the few words utlerea on women s appression. Since the NEC had hatay accepted the right of the Scottish to reserve five scals for women, four resolutions on this issue were replaced by a statement from the Scottish executive welcoming this decision.
Women activists were quick to stress that this is only the beginning of the substantial reforms needed. Any doubt that women's issues have to be constantly aired was removed when delegates saw SPUC fringe meeting advertised in official Labour Party briefings.
Plight Despite much referschemes, LUll ference adopted a weak I coUlullUll Linlithtow constituency. Pious statements about improving the schemes turned the debate into how Youth Training Schemes an improvement on Sunday's international debate was more positive unanimously opposed US intervention in Central America supported the revolutions în z vev càn cc be seen whether the campaigning experience of the coming year will lend the the Central Clalily American debate to home policies for next year's NO FOF AOTIANI!
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FOR SAIE GOOTL LOT FOR Tory policy for Scotland MOTIANX NO FOT NO1 a SA FOR SALE Protesters in Glasgow demonstrate their opposition to
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increase in Labour's popularity since the general election. But conference failed to grasp the oppor-