THE 1985 conference of the Labour Commitee on Ireland, attended by double the number of delegates from 1984, marked an exciting new stage in its development. Editor of the MARTIN COLLINS, looks at the committee Three years ago, LCI conference was like a WaTe themselves the credit for the awakened inwomen of H-block and Armagh, attempting to give respectability to the Irish solidarity movement by watering down its programme.
The majority of lett groups were fighting to score petty debating points and factional advantage. This year there were greetings from spokesperson on Ireland, Peter Archer, from Sinn Fein and from South Wales NUM.
Officers' reports took a cool look at prowho was 'unity by stealth'.
Socialist republican movement, deal with Dublin ceptable to loyalist establishment know underwrite It would future South, which stability, the British rulers know debate boils deepen and continue.
Bundred prove the calling for withdrawal.
cludes a special feature on the church in Ireland with articles Contraceptio:
Theology, the Kerry Babies trial, Paisley's Prorestantism. Also has a review of a new biography of SDLP leader John Hume Adams and of Sanity on Ireland by Desmond Greaves.
Articles on Europe and neutrality, the Philippines and interview with Plaid Cymru's Daffyd Elis-Thomas. LCI magazine Labour and Ireland, for Ireland, a strong Westminster traditions with distrust the reaction. The British be acceptable investments, ensurin to guarantee the church, North protects the social of women.
La deal is ithink the government to politically Liberation written by Gerry CND's annual meeting last weekend, at the City University in London, to discuss the continuing campaign to win full support for CND's platform within the party. After a year in which the energies supporting the miners' heroic strike, attendance at this year's LCND meeting was a gratifying reminder that support for unilateralism in the party is not on When Labour's policy for Britain, was Duelsted resummer breathed a hearty sigh of relet to see the ment to unilateral nuclear reflect. The result of that showed in the discussion and resolutions last weekconcern that the policy of unilateral nuclear disarmasomething leadership would preter to very quiet. doesn't figure in any of the party's national nor are there any plans that it should.
Resolution after resolution, speech after speech Lne meeting demanded such campaign. also focussed on the sting-in the-tai: the document's commitment to remaining in America's nuclear club.
The recognition that The loss of services and probable 1500 redundanchamber.
Labour groups with bigger that has softlinced coan commit any illegal acts which could lead to surcharge This stage is now at an end. The next council meeting on 15 May will be faced with openly illegal choices.
Two councillors have declared that they will not break the law, SO the Lambeth parties are now canne on memo residi honourably or face the consequences. Even it ther efuse to go, the Labour roup still expects to be able to avoid setting a rate.
The approach of the Labour groun has had un. fortunate demobilising efespecially the government is obviously preparea manipulate the money market to allow councils to borrow money THAN 100 delegates attended Labour labour activists have been bent towards to mars eralist showed person, Davies, asKcu OIC invaded Mr Davies thought would be alright, would use their own not that many defence policy.
CND's ecutive left in no ference. committee paigning, withdrawal of discussion NATO's lICW (Airland the next flight of cruise missiles in Britain at the as yet untion of cruise activists up and down the country. missy ve police presence didn't deter hundreds of thousands of anti-missiles camMonday.
beaten up by silent assailents.
ribs. soldiers from the Greenham base who remained silent to avoid detection.
withdrawal from NATO.
Not content with resolution-mongering though, the meeting instructed the LCND committee to win a higher protile in the ing that all constituencies bombarded with the CND case and become acigger public support them?
The question of interest payments 1s not one of principle but one of tactics to be decided in conjunction with the council trade unions. the point of view it must not •e sevarate o esc sion of how we go out and campaign for our policies amongst the people of Lambeth.
DEMONSTRATORS THE RECENT Molesworth demonstration against siting brought renewed publicity for the determinaThe and the rotten weather!
paigners joining the 20,000 plus demonstration on Easter Meanwhile, renewed harassment of the Greenham camp took a new twist last week when two women campers were As a result, of the women nas veen in nospual yor several aays wun oroken Both women believe their attackers were American tively identified with it.
The annual meeting gave Labour CND a good start for 1985. It's up to every unilateralist in the Labour Party to make sure Wal Culms ass Luruel into new . campaigns and new policies in the vear to come.
they are convinced that people are behind them.
That now must be the role of the Labour Party mobilizing support on their behalf.
Duties has three duties. ensure dual concororesenta clear united opposition to the government whatever the risks. Then to mobilise the community explaining the issues. And thirdly to be clearly standing in unity with the council workers.
In Lambeth the next opportunity to put that in to practice will be 15 May the next meeting of the Council. Unions Parties organising a mass rally to snow tell reelngs. Support JUST over a year after their arrest, a national demonstration is being called to support the at the Old Bailey on The the to the case:
offences those themfend against the of the the widest says the fight. • The al this at Plashet Park, Plashet Grove, London E6 (nearest tube is East Ham).
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