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workers, and numerous Labour Party branches up and down the country.

CONSCIENCE Equally important, the conference will be discussing moves to end the "free vote" on abortion by MPs. Over the years, Labour MPs have blandly ignored conference decisions and have felt free to vote according to their "conscience". This has been one of the major factors allowing women's rights, under the 1967 Act, to be eroded.

The Labour Abortion Rights Laster. lect in the remaining three months. drive.

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January's fund-drive brought in £1,300 towards our target figure of £10,000 by That brings the total up to £3,360 and leaves us with about £6,500 to col Particular thanks are extended to those readers who dug so generously into their pockets last month - particularly DS (North London) who contributed £300. It is clear, however, that - with only three months to go - we will have to make an all-out effort if we are to reach the target figure on time.

Unlike the big business press Socialist Action has tried not to pass on to readers our growing production costs. We still sell at 15 pence even though - through inflation - the cost of the paper, printing etc. is sky-rocketing. can keep our price stable, and come out more regularly, is by building up the fund It is for this reason that we urge our readers and supporters to keep the contribA regular donation - however small (Please make all cheques/postal orders payable to Socialist Action, P.O. Box 65, H-BLOCK her country.

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independence. | turn and using Westminster as a tribune to speak out on behalf of the Irish freedom struggle.

In the years that followed -although she later lost her seat in Westminster - Bernadette took part in almost all the struggles and campaigns against British occupation of Moreover, she carried the fight for Irish freedom outside the borders of Ireland to an international audi. ence. She became, for millions, the living symbol of the fight for Irish

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Speaking at the mass rally in Liverpool last month, Eric Heffer called on SOCIALIST ACTION I er representatives on boards of directors - is introduced to help this process along.