Briefing at conference | Socialist Action 1983

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GRAHAM BASH, Editor of Labour Briefing gave us his view of Briefing's intervention and the results of conference.

'Briefing managed to organise with a broad of hard-left groupings and we clear ly managed to have a positive effect throughout the conference with the daily bulletins and above all with the organisation of the meeting on Thursday night in defence of the NUM.

'I think conference Was contradictory.

very positive because it was dominated by the class struggle outside conference and also showed in its decisions that the leadership could not get away with ignoring the will of the delegates, both the CLPs and the trade unions.

'But avoided the critical question of how it was going to respond to the High Court writ challenge to the NUM. The of the TGWU leadership particular on this issue was an utter disgrace.' Labour Briefing hopes to hold a one day conference jointly with Target Labour Government late January in Birmingham.

Next Labour Briefing Editorial Board meets Sunday 21 October at 12 noon, Digbeth Civic Hall, Birmingham. Next LonBriefing Editorial Board Monday 22 October. County Hall. 6.30pm.