SocialistAction 1983–88

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

Scottish CND - opposing Trident

Socialist Action No. 68, 31 August 1984 · pp. 9-10 of the scan · 284 words

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HAS been dropped at this year's annual meeting of Scottish CND, but not Trident popular Scotland for obvious reasons. People horrified at the prospect of further expanding the nuclear arsenal that is only 25 miles away from the centre of Glasgow.

The resolution 1o Scoltish AGM in Glasgow on 8-9 September - calls for support for the national against Trident, in Barrow on Walley priority to t priority to opposing work of any kind and CND hacking for local authority obstruction of the Trident project.

NATO is on the agenda too. The two resolutions calling for steppedcampaigning nuclear shouldn't be watered. down wiin ine ulasgow West amendment Tony Southall, Scottish Labour CND CND supporters in the Labour party will understhe Late. Jwo Larile this, when the new NEC on defence starchich opens up the whole issue in the party with a firm comHit mento say hac North Atlantic For that meeting the contradiction of Labour head on by continuing to campaign for wider for withdrawal from NATO.

(ND behind many other regions in having no TUCND. Glasgow South proposes to change this with a Scottish TUND Group. But all local should be involved in its founding conference and the fight to win affiliates, and proposal to the contrarv should be defeated Resolutions to the annual meeting will be debated on Sunday, while Saturday includes a lecture Fortress Scotland author Malcolm Slaven.

will be highlighting two areas. of our campaign in the com• lan Leitch Strathclyde Regional council will examine ways combat the new civil defence regulations • Les Robertson, formerly from the Faslane Peace Camp and now a DumbarCOCCE sider how local authorities dent programme.

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Socialist Action 31 August 1984

← Ten million women needed for peaceNATO and the TUC Out of nuclear club! →

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