National Organising Womens Right to Work Demonstration Feb 20 '82 University of London Union Malet Street, London, W.c.1

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ACTION A Conference is being held in Unemployment, as well as how to orgThe Leyland Action Committee is fighting to London to organise nationally and anise locally for a demonstration build a principled leadership throughout the locally around the fight for A Woma. planned for June 5. Corporation. If you would like more details, an's Right to Work. Workshops focus More details and credentials (£3.00 contact the LAC at 194, Dawlish Road, Selly Oak, on Training and Education, Women in waged, £1.50 unvraged) from 181, the Home, Women in Finance, Wom- Richmond Road, London E8. en's Rights at Work and Women's Leyland Birmingham 29. for Preston, comments: 'The events of recent years have amply illustrated that reliance on market forces as an economic mechanism is to invite disaster. Planning the use of resources is the only way to avoid major recessions, but planning raises a host of political questions such as ownership, control, interests, people's needs and so on.

• We have to ask why are local authorities unable to replace existing buses and extend their fleets. Because ten years, with Leylant Trucks leading a compara tively sheltered life. Fo this reason a major initia tive should be taken by thi Leyland Works Committee and National Confer ence of stewards from BL plants called to set uj a national strike committe that can coordinate and centralise the struggle. Thi experience of the leader ship of the Cowley Assem bly plant could play important role in helpin the stewards in the Truc Division.

In their opposition to jol loss, the strikers have th support of the Trade Councils in Preston Chorley and Leyland, well asi the Lancashir Association of Trade Councils. But resolutions o support and donation would be welcomed.

The Leyland Bus anI Truck plants have throw! down the gauntlet to Ed wardes and Thatcher. A Bathgate convenor Jimm Swann says:

'It is now obvious tha Leyland Vehicles is face with the final carve-up.! we stand firm and wi support from the rest of th labour movement. we ca fight back and stop it

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CONTINUING his discussion of socialism and democracy, JOHN O'MAHONY repli to Michael Foot's second Observer article against the Labour Left, which uses the horrors of Stalinism to 'justify' total parliamentary legalism as the alternative January 1982 28, 307 u