THE ASTMS national Benn for deputy leader of the Labour Party.
Fifteen emergency mosupporting Benr But the ASTMS na tional executive everything in its power to avoid being clearly mandated by the conference on the issue.
The original executive motion called for support for the present leadership Foot and Healey.
But they soon withdrew this when they sensed the tremendous hostility to the IMF's darling boy Healey.
This was made clear by the size fringe meeting with Tony Benn organised by the number 5 divisional council More than 500 •coole alleluc and gave Benn a standin ovation after hard hitting speech against the Tories and the ruling class.
The national executive therefore submitted a new motion calling for divisional council discussions "advise' the ASTMS delegates to Labour Party conference. This piece of take cenoc acy wan conference weekend voted by 14,684 to 14,034 to back roundly denounced as it would have given the national executive no mandate, leaving Clive Jenkins a free hand to continue for Foot/Healey On a card vote this proposal narrowly defeated and the resolulIon lo back passed Two hours later the ex ecutive was deteated again For drawal in to Cruise when contercuce vultu lu opposition Cruise and Trident missile and for unilateral nuclear School Sat/Sun 23/24 May Day l Formation of LP & developments to 1945/ Election of 1945 Labour govt and rise & decline of Bevanism Rise of new LP left & Bennism/ Tasks for socialists in LP now Workshops History of LP women's sections/ 1931 LP split/ Labour League of Youth in 1930s/ LPYS in 50s &t 60s School open to Socialist Challenge supporters. Admission by lcket only. Price Lz.Ju for boln days or Ła single day. Limited places available so apply urgently to local Socialist Challenge organiser. All applications must enclose payment, cheques to 'The Week'
next against the bans? THE Appeal Court has refused to overturn the month-long blanket ban on marches in the London area imposed by the police.
tried to get the bans declared illegal, but it ran into the brick wall of judicial prejudice and solidarity with Tory class interests.
Sir David McNee, behalf of the Metrobolitan Police, argued that near the end of April there was clear evidence of a highly volatile tinder box situation throughout the area (786 square miles) and that a month's respite from all marches in London was necessary prevent serious public disorder.
This affadavit, McNee pointed 'serious disorders' in Brixon walca ao resurcu buildings 154 police aestroycu. ficers being injured, 157 police vehicles damaged and members oile public injured.
Mr Justice Comyn said were provocative' elements who wanted disrupt them. would go to any area to Cause SOUCH Lord Justice Ackner said that in the last five The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament years there had been great increase in violence and in these times some of our rights might have to be restricted.
In his opinion there might be a good case to amend the provisions of 1936, when it was reviewed Public Order by the government Lord Denning felt the ban was well iustitied to preserve the peace of the Cily The attitude courts is clear. They not only detend the wide inter pretation of the law held by the lories and police, but they would support changes in the legislation restrict public rights of protest and assembly.
pretence they make of defending peaceful processions, like inose or LID, tremist' elements like the National Front, won't wash.
CND cannot continue to declare 'unhappiness' with the situation. It's life or death for the labour movement and CND. The groundwork is being laid for the government to assume greater powers to outlaw political protest.
Those movements that choose to defy the law will find more militarised police opposing them and vast confusion the working class unless take up the question now.
Unless we clarify the labour movement on the issues we will lose one of the biggest democratic rights we possess. In addition, many organisations wach as verack mass suD port will become frustrated with the bans and get smashed up in trying to dety them The Labour Party, the TUC and CND must show the way. We must prepare tor a big campaign to change the balance of forces in support of the right to protest.
This means ; a clear call to oppose all bans and to mobilise the masses of people the against ine bans FALL DUT THE 4 BLO colla UND @aND 3S NO OMRa SAT.6thandSUN.
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