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police force' , withdrawal of troops 'to barracks' , and transfer of control to the UN] came within two votes of a majority.

Practice

The follow up to the conference will be more important than the event itself - which passed many good resolutions without indicating how they put into practice.

Never

As chairperson Agnes McLean put it, 'We're never going to achieve socialism - never -without the full participation pf women. After the conference we have to get out onto the streets and into the factories and get women off their knees.' by Patrick Spilling Scene: a TV studio week, any channel.

'Welcome to by-election special. Here in the stuidio we have Lord Day. Being allowed to talk to him are four politicians who will comment on the Crosby by-election result.

'For the Social Democrats, Roy Jenkins, for the Liberals, David Steel. For the Labour Party, former Labour Minister David Owen and for the Conservatives, the man most often accused of being one, Bill Rodgers.

''First we'll go over to the count where Vincent Hanna is watching the most important by election since last week.

Hanna: "You can see below me the votes being put into piles. Of course electoral law prevents me from telling you how the count is going, but I can tell you I know a lot more than I'm allowed to say and that the Social Democrats are looking pretty pleased with themselves. The Tories are a bit glum and the Labour Party looks pig sick as well it might do.

•'There's a bomb scare on here at the moment and the Labour Party has claimed responsibility. But the count will probably be completed anyway. We'll take the chance to look back at some of the crucial factors in this campaign.

'First we spoke to a typical cross-section of this busy suburban constituency. As she came out out of the polling booth. 'Mrs. Williams, I understand you voted Labour last time.

Random voter: 'We hoped Vincent we still had a chance of retaining the traditional values: arrogance; wealth; a cosy seat for life. I haven't actually got a vote here but if I did I would certainly vote for the SDP. We're so wholesome, reasonable and down earth. Incidentally Vincent I hope I'm going to see a copy of this bloody interview before it goes out"

Hanna: 'Too late, Shirley, I'm afraid. But now back to the studio."

Lord Day: "And now the main story of the day: Ken Livingstone denied today sending a supplementary rate demand to every household in Crosby this week. The SDP claim that the GLC crypto-Marxist terrorist leader is demanding £500 per household in return for not being sent a letter bomb.

"Before we ask you Dr. Owen to comment on Mr. Livingstone's sanity, there is news that Mr. Roy Hattersley has blamed the Crosby result firmly on Mr. Benn.

DAILY "Now back to the count.

Hanna: "Another delay here Robin. The poli counters have just joined the strike in support of BL workers. But SDP volunteers have offered to count the votes so we should have a result in an hour or two.

"Now back to the studio and Mr. Jenkins."

Jenkins: ''This is undoubtedly the second most important result this century, whatever the outcome. Although nothing can overshadow the sensational result of Warrington, Mrs. Williams looks like becoming the first MP ever to count her own majority.

Day: 'We must leave you there now, Roy. In fact, we must leave everybody as studio technicians have just informed us that they will be on strike from midnight in support of the General Strike.

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