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The draft for Labour's manifesto makes unilateral nuclear disarmament a goal for the misty future rather than an immediate commitment. Labour left-wingers must join with CND activists to ensure that we campaign for unilateralism - whatever April 14, The Spa Centre, Bridlington Fringe meetings by Labour Committee an Ireland, YCND, Labour Against the Witch-hunt and more.

Accommodation £12 per head - deposits (£5 per head) and numbers as soon as possible please to Class Fighter, 13 Buxton Road, London N19, or phone The campaign must relate to black people and to youth.

Registered is - Sospaper at he Post ace middle Land on dan are represent it me so the one te. OVER 100 people packed into a small committee room at the House of Commons last Monday night to form a socialist campaign for the General Election.

The campaign is determined that there will be an appeal to all sections of the community who will benefit from the socialist policies that have been carried by successive Labour . Party conferences. The five campaigning points agreed were:

1) Total commitment to unilateral nuclear disarmament and removal of US bases 2) An economic policy which returns to full employment, nationalises the 25 top companies, returns social spending to 1977 levels in real terms, introduces a 35 hour week, withdraws from the EEC and expands the NHS. Massive house 'building programes and renationalising of hivedoff sections of public industry without compensation.

3) A determination that working class living stanON Monday the NEC's Organisation Committee decided to establish a special sub-committee to interview Tariq Ali and reconsider their veto on his membership.

Predictably, the NEC has attributed the climbdown to avoiding further legal wrangles. But the question of legal action was at best only implied had little to do with the vampaign wey wagtu romanian the ner over the last 15 months defying the NEC's dictat, 01-609 3071. dards should grow and that there should be no incomes policy.

4) Positive action for women in all aspects of Party policy and a commitment to extend abortion law so that a woman does have the right to choose.

5) The repeal of the Nationality Act, the Immigration Act and a determination to eradicate racial prejudice and inequality.

In fighting for these issues the campaign also seeks an end to the witchhunt of socialists in the party; to fight for socialist policies and at the same time hound socialists out of the Party is incompatible.

The last Labour government entered a coalition deal with the Liberals and that and even standing up to a threat of disbandment by December 31 last year.

Diana Minns, secretary of Hornsey, commented:

"I'm delighted to hear this news from the NEC. Although the battle is not completely won, I'm convinced that the firm stand Hornsey has taken on Tariq's membership is a major factor in this decision. I hope other CLPs will learn a lesson from this in their fight against expulsions.

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period saw an attack on working class living standards and introduction of incomes policies. There is no mandate anywhere in the labour movement for a coalition or coalition policies; the campaign will fight for the socialist policies of the Party and no deals of any kind with others.

Accountability of elected representatives matters to all Labour supporters; the campaign will insist on adherence to conference policy by Members of Parliament and a commitment from supporters to account to their Constituency Parties during the lifetime of the next Parliament.

THOSE present at the March 7 meeting included several MPs - Ernie Roberts, Stan Thorne, Jo Richardson, Joan Maynard, Les Huckfield (with apologies from Reg Race, Dennis Skinner and Tony Benn) and also Ken Livingstone, Peter Tatchell and Dave Wetzel.

This campaign is getting underway immediately: 29 people were elected to form -BENGAS JOHN HARRIS the core of the campaign and produce a statement for circulation to local parties, prospective candidates, MPs, unions and branches.

The joint secretaries will be Andy Harris and Mandy Moore. The committee will be meeting on Thursday 17 March to finalise the statement, including the above five points and also: repeal of anti-union laws; police accountability; a united Ireland and other international issues.

The statement will specifically be put to all groups in the community who are fighting for policies which could only be carried out by a Labour majority at the next election.

Outwards

There was a strong view at the meeting that Labour must turn outwards and link up with struggles in progress

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