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LABOUR CAMPAIGN FOR GAY RIGHTS document "The Rights of Gay Men and Women" -Registration £2 waged, £1 unwaged. Conference open For more information write to LCGR, 21 Devonshire * Left bookstall -tinn write to LCGF ONE PART OF THE Left has already buckled before the witch-hunt. The Labour Coordinating Committee, calling for an 'internal truce' has effectively accepted the proposal for a register.

Jon Lansman, a member of the LCC executive, told US:

•I think it's disgraceful. If the ICC. alione itealf WALY with such people as Stan Orme and Neil Kinnock, then as far as I'm concerned that's the end of the LCC.

• What I wrote a couple of weeks ago in Tribune applies with all the more force now:

• 'In my view the LCC has made decisions which will bring it into disrepute on the Left, are totally tative of the I AM writing to you on behalf of the local supporters of the newspaper Socialist Organiser, most of whom are also members of the Labour Co-ordinating Committee, in relation to the urgent need for a united campaign by the Labour NIC and which unrepresenmembership • 'The reason, it seems, is that the LCC executive is excessively influenced by a small group of people, mostly associated with Clause Four, who have on several occasions out-voted the well-established founders of LCC - Audrey Wise, Stuart Holland, and Michael Meacher' "

LCC Left against the current witch-hunt of the Militant.

Quite apart from an obligation on all left-wingers in the Labour Party and labour movement in general to defend Militant (whether one agrees with their policies or not) from the attacks of the Right, it is also clear that in the longer term this right-wing offensive is directed at the Left as a whole in the Labour Party, including the LCC itself.

It is theréfore imperative for a united response by the Left to the current situation, and, in Glasgow/ Scotland, in particular, we feel that the LCC should give a lead in organising that united response, especially in the light of the unequivocable opposition to witch-hunting expressed in the motion passed by the LCC (Scotland) at its AGM in Stirling at the close of last year.

Yours in Solidarity, STAN CROOKE fon behalf of Socialist Organiser supporters, Glasgow) annual confernce. What do you think trade union activists should be doing I hope that a lot of trade union branches will be sénding in resolutions to the NEC. It is in the interest of trade unionists to make sure that the witchThe witch-hunt is being initiated by the very people who were responsible for all the anti-trade union policies pursued by previous Labour governIf the witch-hunt succeed in the Labour Party there can be no doubt that there will be attempts to extend it to the trade union movement. The right wing axis in the trade unions will be trying to initiate similar expulsions and registers among their union membership as well.

back door for introducing party members that 1 won't stand for the NEC this year. I believe that we need to maximise support for the left candidates to ensure they get home, in the face of a very determined right wing onslaught.

I appreciate that there are going to be some people who'll be disappointed - I had a lot of messages of support from constituencies round the country urging • that I should I hope they will understand that in the current situation we need to unite around seven agreed candidates.

The main thing is that we get a full left wing representation on the constituency section of the NEC. Who the actual people are is of secondary importance, and I'm confident that the seven on the slate are good socialists who will uphold the right of constituencies

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