The Labour Party organised a festival for women's rights last Saturday. But it failed to mobilise the tens of thousands of women who are under attack from this Tory government: health workers, other women in struggle, black women, women in the home unable to work through lack of jobs and child care facilities and so on.
The platform had very few speakers from women in the front line, although speakers like Anwar Ditta were enthusiastically received.
The Action Committee for a Woman's demonstration to the festival which the Labour Party tried to ignore. But the people on the march made up the bulk of those at the festival. The Labour Party has a long way to go if it is to win the support and confidence of the mass of women.
Michael Foot's reception, when he was booed, was an indication that, for nothing to offer them. The poor turn out has to be laid squarely at the door of the Labour Party which is only prepared to pay lip service to women's rights.
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