FOR the first time in many years all the main issues in the battle against the Tories will be autumn's Labour Party conference.
will have major debate on those issues in the workers'. movement over the coming months.
series of articles over the summer on this vital Labour Party conference. In the Labour and the Bomb.
Even the coolest members of the ruling alarmed Cass are Labour's position on the The move by UNC Labour Party national executive (NEC) unilateral disarmament in LaDOUr S next eechon manifesto is dead serious.
Fat When the 1960 party conference passcu a mo tion supporting unilateral ISm famous 'fight, fight and highl again specel. And in 1961 Labour's conference dulv bowed to the pressure union and MPs and reversed previous K11Ti the generals NATO, une City of London, Ine Hudoulad turers growing fat on government contracts, and their loyal representatives, this The decisions of the conference impact on the at Thatcher and Reagan, are tar less confident this time First, the would-be Gaitskells face a very unfavourable prospect they search for union sup port. Even the Iron and Steel Trades Contedera. tion (not renowned for its left wing credentials) has gone unilateralist.
party, the view is even bleaker forthe right wing. There were 144 I Coolutions valous aspects of the fight against the missiles at last year's conference. Attack But many resolutions fudged the vital difterences between multilateralism and unilateralism, which allowed everybody, Healey through to Benn, to stand on Labour Party policy.
it allowea root lo anti-unilateralist point Which way does Foot march now? Brynmor John as shadow defence spokesperson, and to launch a vicious attack on Benn for leading parliagovernment's defence proposals on the basis that Cabinet defending conference policy.
There over resolutions disarmament at this year's conerence, making disarmament still the single most popular topic.
But this year, 91 of the 110 resolutions are unilatA ON eralist. are unions, including NUPE and NUM. And 14 of the resolutions opposition to NATO.
The NEC is going to out a clearlv undateralist conterence. The winning the two thirds majority necessary to get manifesto status for banning the British Bomb.
the party agree that there is Most DCODIC active in a great prospect for victory in the tight for unilatera disarmament to become work had gone to make the whole event such a success.
All over country now, CND and Youth CND must set themselves an equivalent task, and get down and building for for massive turn-out to stop the missiles. tle has decided some very important arguments that have raged in the ranks of the Labour Party and inside Campaign for Resign It came as no surprise to anybody that Healey voted against the NEC's proposals, or that Bryn mor John has hinted that if carried, he might be forced to resign. we all sincerely hope so.
What has also become clear DOSILIOl. Michael Foot. He abstained on the NEC proposals, Sold not hate E should not take the statement because had been no time to have a full and thorough discussion with the leaders of the western European Socialist parties.
Worthy Of the handful of multilateralist motions facing conference, worthy of particular attention. It hails from Ebbu Vale, Foot's own constiLUCHCY When Labour's con ference overwhelming. ly passes a unilateralisi position, it will be matter ot considerable interest to see whether Foot, longtime CND camself to fight, pledges himself to fight and fight again against conference policy And CND nationally must pull its finger out and really begin to the growth Youth CND The clearest message this weekend was that the future of the campaign lies with the youth - and they have the drive to take the whole movement t forward emendous way..
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