SCOTTISH CND confprence in Glasgow last seekend registered further leap forward in growth of the camaign. There were 320 elegates against last ears 200. National embership has doublin the past year to that's increased four-fold the memberof local roups.
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abour, Liberal, pationalist and Christian confirmed their trength with well attended ringe meetings.
LaDoul CND's eting discussed how to Lic civil defence regulatons, with strong support lor cambaramos cor tola of them by local authorities.
But there was also strongly expressed opinion that opposition would best be built through them to their limit and exposing their farcical nature.
secretary, Scottish Labour CND There was general agreement that we should campaign, especially in the reg olal autnorues, to imitate Dumbarton district council 's initiative in appointing a full-time peace worker and launching a press campaign against the local Trident development.
A central theme of the weekend was preparation TOI demonstration in Barrow A speaker from Barrow CND laid the Dassor the unanimous adoption of a resolution tor a massive Scottish turnout on that day.
The importance of the NATO ques- u casalle tion was recognised overwhelming support for the Aberdeen resolution calling crease its public commitnon-aligned foreign policy including membel saip any nuclear alliance.
Unfortunately this wasn't taken to its logical conclusion. A much more extrailed the need for stept explicit resolution ping up the campaign against rewas jected.
A de union setting up section SCND for the first time was passed. Again regret tably pleas that local 2OUD Soula be represented at its inaugural rejected.
Their involvement will be important if we are to build broad based specialist section, if we're to operate from the base as well as through the overwhelmingly sympathetic UNON bureaucracy, All Scottish CND supporters should play an ac uve part in setting new Scottish TUCND
ANYONE WHO had any illusions about the real role of the SDP-Liberal Alliance in British politics should certainly have lost them with the Alliance's positions on the 20 September by-elections for the Within an hour of Ken Livingstone and the three other Labour councillors resigning to fight the by-elections, the SDP-Liberal Alliance had formed an official coalition with the Tories to try to take control of the council. This attempt at a 'coup' in the GLC was blocked by the Labour group temporarily blocked their coalition with the Tories outside the homes. leading have called for a coalition' KEN LIVINGSTONE SAYS:
I've fought eight elections, and this is the best Red content sea of ape es constant streall they're voting Labour at this election because they support the retention of the GLC. home and two children's councillors 'formal with the It is vital that Labour Helpers for the campaign should contact • Edmonton: Agent, David Wilkinson l'elephone 01-807 1627. Cam. paign HQ, Broad House, 205 Fore Street, EdmonSocialist Action 14 September 1984 WANSTEAD STATION KYV 529X
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