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22 23 NOTTINGHAM Socialist Organiser meets every Friday Saturday October 2, 11am, Labour Club, Bristol St, Birmingham. For details IN the aftermath of the September riots which marked the second anniversary of the Polish union Solidarnosc, it still is not clear how the Stalinist regime will attempt to move forward from the situation of martial law.
It appears increasingly likely that General Jaruzelski's government will announce plans for a root and branch demolition of all exlsting unions, and the creation of new structures, firmly controlled by the ruling bureaucracy.
This would fly in the face of what even official research institutes show to November 21: Housing December 5: Poland.
BLOCKADE Namibian uranium! Public meeting organised by the Socialist Forum for Southern Africa Solidarity. Speakers. Brian Woods, Frances Kelly. Saturday October 2, 3pm-5pm, Caxton House, St Johns Way, N19. ASSOCIATION of Socialist Councillors conference. Saturday October 9, 1lam to 4pm, Camden Town Hall, London. Credentials for Labour councillors and delegates from GCs £5 from Keith Veness, 155C Green Lanes, London N16 9DB.
LABOUR Committee on Palestine (Yorkshire Region).
Speaking tour on "The Palestinians and the lessons of Lebanon' • Speakers. Omar al-Ahmed, Barry Turner, Garth Frankland, Roland Rance.
HALIFAX. Friday October 8, 7.30 at AUEW Club, opposite Bus Station.
• LEEDS. Monday October 11, 7.30 at Trades Council Club, Saville Mount.
KEIGHLEY: Wednesday October 13, 7.30 at Keighley Library Theatre.
BRADFORD: Friday
October 15, 7.30 at Central Library, Meeting Room 2. be the views of the vast majority of Poles. A survey by the Marxism-Leninism Institute in May showed 90% of workers wanting a restoration of Solidarnosc.
The government could therefore be on course for renewed bitter struggles - as food supplies further decline in the economic disaster of Stalinist mismanagement.
December 13 marks the first anniversary of martial law. In Britain a labour movement demonstration to mark the anniversary has been called for December 12 by the Polish Solidarity Campaign.
POLISH SOLIDARITY Contact addresses:
Solidarnose Trade Union Working Group, Acorn• House, 314/320 Gray's Inn Road, London WCIX 8DP. Tel: 01-837 9464.
SOCIALIST ORGANISER North of England day school on The International Class Struggle'. Sunday October 31, 10am to 5.30pm at Manchester University Students' Union, Oxford Road, Manchester. Lots of workshops, speakers, discussions, etc. Registration £1.50 waged, 75p claimants, from 78 High St, Atherton, Lancs. Cheap lunch available, creche provided.
CAMPAIGN against Racist Laws conference. Saturday October 23, 10am, County Hall, London. Details. 56 Edithna St, London SW9. KURDISTAN News and Comment issue no.6 'now out. 50p including postage from Kurdistan Solidarity, c/o Carila, Box 30, 29 Islington Park St, London N1.
Kurdistan solidarity conTerence: Saturday October 2, starting Flam, at Brabant Rd Trade Union Centre, Station Rd/Brabant Rd, London N22. Details 01-809 1089. right-wing party, whose main hobby horses are nude bathing and sex education in schools).
It excludes, on the left, the Social Democracy and the Socialist People's Party la 'Tribunite' formation with 20 seats in parliament and a growing influence among disaffected SD members), and, on the right, the Social Liberals (a smallholders' party) and the Progress Party (a populist middle-class party whose main demand is the abolition of taxes).
Because the development of capitalism in Denmark has been largely based on agriculture, the capitalists have so far been unable to create a unified party like the Tories in Britain.
HARINGEY Socialist Organiser: fortnightly meetings at Brabant Rd trade union centre. For details phone 802 0771 or 348 5941.
SPARTACIST Truth Kit. New pamphlet on the polit. ics and practice of the Spartacist League, by John Lister. 70 pages, £1 plus 26p postage, from WSL, PO Box 135, London N1.
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•Better to sling off into opposition and to allow the The balance of power i held by the Ecologis Party (the Greens) whos 8% vote gave them 9 seats the SPD will form minority administration.
The FDP share of th vote dropped from 6.6% t 3.1%, their worst electora performance ever, ant insutticient to gain an seats.
The right wing partie are seeking a no conf dence vote in Parliament o Friday to replace Schmidt while Schmidt wants t go for an early genera election. After the Hess result, the FDP and CDU CSU dont't want that But their ability to get majority against the SPI is in doubt. Some FD MPs have called for th resignation of FDP leade Genscher.