London | Socialist Action 1983

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DEMOCRACY FOR London's (DFL)

joint unions' campaign - priority at the mo Abolition will mean devastation of jobs and services, but that's 14 or 15 months away. RateWe're one of eleven rate-cabped hit-list boroughs in London, and we are London Bridge. The political direction of the campaign is a London Bridge decision and, as an afThe Greater London Labour Party Hackney. (GLLP) special conference is a priority. The London Bridge policy is generally contained within the executive statement to conference - and if it isn't, it's If that's passed the joint policy of the GLLP and London Bridge will be a group-umon poncy y •ereno oos ano services azainsı rau capping. Our aim is to engender unity within the different boroughs. United action is the order of the day: that's got to be solidarity, that's got to be strike action, that's got to be the defence of DFL along with London Bridge going to lobby special conference. L don Bridge is issuing a policy statem and there'll be leaflets from the D and Save ILEA trade union campai — calling for support for the policy non-compliance passed at last ve Labour Party annual conference.

Our recommendation to the uni is support for the conference statem issued by the London executive i support for the majority of the ame ments to it, with the exception Although trying to establish firmer line — deficit budgeting apparently try to legitimise indep dent action by councils: a low-i deficit budget should be decided loc by individual councils. We're trying get a generalised policy for all Lab groups, which is why we've agreed the lowest common demominator: fixing a rate.

In the argument over the best tical approach, a deficit budget an no-rate budget, we're plumping fa no-rate budget because we think thi the best way for a united campaign.

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