tional conference takes place on 20-23 April in Bridlington. GRANT KEIR looks at the issues facing the Militant dominated LPYS.
place amid growing problems for Thatcher's Tory Government. But the Tories problems should be the LPYS's opportunities.
HaSS LECI growing radicalisation of young women young blacks, lesbians, gays, the oppositon to the Bill, the Tories attempt to 'family DOLSLCI up morality' are just some of The backdrop is LIC SUCS. provided by the miners the of the opinion polis. and lon Benn's victory in Chesterfield. The LPYS presented with enormous opportunities to spread its influence and grow.
There some DOSTEVE development well. At last the YS leadership Lane seriously work with We are promised an LPYS National Young Women's conference to discuss how the LPYS as a whole can help lead the fight against oppression by struggling against the This year's LPYS National Conference takes resources at the disposal of recruit a few young miners CLO to build the LPYS around the crucial up with these torces and people in the YS who are a porters the LCC, fighting TOT the LP. Unfortunately to dale me supporteis or une nalgo SIDENTIAL WORKERS want to break the strength of the local branch in preparation for future cuts.
I he work in Sidcup in Kent -nalc VO9 RITY!!
NALGO social workers strike, which led to Southwark victimisation 1000 council employees belonging to NALGO have been on strike for four weeks over the sacking of mobile social worker Siobhan Stokes just half an hour before her probation period was due to end Southwark council is alleged to be a 'left' council. But the council leaders, most of whom belong to the local NUPE council officers' branch, appear to agreement not to go SUTIKC been disgrace. Alan Davies, the leader of the council, got the NUPE ofchildren and smashing up Southwark protest against the sacking, which ONCE UPON •a time there was this guy Bishop Berkely who thought the real world only existed in your head. Myself, thought the Bishop had been dead for years that is until 1 read las week's Socialist Worker. Now 1 know he is alive and well and putting pe o paper for SU along with the whole of the British ruling the government, the media and most miners had the crazy idea Scargill was organising mass pickets and openly taking on the law. Sorry, it's all in your minds. AS Worker says: he is 'hidebound by tional niceties of the union' and should be appealing over the heads of leaderships for rank and file activists.' So nOW know that Scargill and his coNUM eaues tingham last Saturday. It was an illusion. All those flying pickets Yorkshire don't exist. The media has just deluded us all with scare stories about the miners Scotland, Kent, Yorkshire Wales has been condemned by local Labour Parties. Five LAST Siobhan — suspended 101 return to work, it Southwark yet another example of Labour councils in Lon don attacking, and ever trying to crush, local coun cil workers. , II unity is go ing to be built against next year's iale Laudils means unity between . the council and their workers and unity between the different council unions Davie friends are a shining exam ple of how not to do that STOP PRESS * Last Monday decided"
to work pending negotiations. More details next week.
THE SUNDAY TIMES got all excited about th SAS trip up Mount Everest. would be boost for Britain and a: the cash was coming out of SAS funds it would not cost the taxpayer Where the SAS get their money from wasn't revealed -but being naive I always thought it was from the tax Davel.
And then, un dear, along came an avalanche One of our brave ads died on that away foreign Another broke kneck, another fractured his collarbone and poor boy got frost bite So the trip was called off — £120,000 worth of expense got buried in snow and they all came home Now for the sad part - 10 came home intact.
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needs THIS YEAR'S Labour Party Young Socialists' na-
MALGO LE SENNET CHUDSE
He does walk on water
What a shame