Socialist Organiser

The weekly of the fused Workers Socialist League, July 1981 to April 1984

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Socialist Organiser no. 155, 17 November 1983 · scan p. 2 · about 389 words

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The main enemy is at home - governing Whitehall, Downing Street, and the City.

IN THE YS? Bored with hearing about the need to nationalise the top 200 monopolies and never told how its going to be done? Then come to Class Fighter conference on November 26 and 27 in Camden Tenants Hall, Camden Estate, just off Peckham High Street, London SE15.

We'll be deciding on the priorities and poiticies for Class Fighter in the next year as well as holding workshops on Ireland, women, lesbian and gay YS, YTS and more.

LN YCND? Fed up with all this talk about a nuclear freeze and Bruce Kent's witch-hunt against the left? Then make sure you from Westminster, are at Class Fighter conference where members of the disbanded national committee will lead the YCND workshop and discuss how to rebuild the national campaign and win back our autonomy from CND.

There will be videos on most of the weekend - the TV Eye expose on YOPs, The Red and the Blue, Carry Greenham Home, plus a few commercial films. Groovalux and the Bronsky Beat will be playing Saturday night.

Make sure you are there. It costs f1 to get in and the social costs 50p (P.S. Bring a sleeping bag). STORMY scenes greeted Drfence Minister Michael Heseltine when he visited Manchester University to make his first public speech after the arrival of the Cruise missiles.

Inmediately before his arrival protesters staged a die-in and blocked the main road. As Heseltine tried to get into the building, he was met with heckling, chanting, and red paint from the angry crowd.

He could only get in with the aid of a heavy police escort. Once inside, he could not get into the meeting, as both doors were blocked by the protesters.

Only after reinforcements were brought in could the police break a way through to the hall. One hour late and visibly shaken, Heseltine attempted to speak.

His shortened speech was continually interrupted by heckling. Eventually he was bundled out of the building by police and driven off at high speed. THE Kinnock bandwagon has gained some unexpected new recruits - Socialist Action.

In the November 11 issue John Ross replies on behalf of the editorial board to the Labour

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