Don Concannon, Labour's Irish spokesperson wrote in a letter last week: 1 am afraid I have had no instructions about campaigning against the use of baton rounds.' can refresh his memory. A resolution was carried by alal majority at the Labour Conference instructing *the NEC, PLP our parliamentary spe sons on Northern campaign the withdrawal Ru and and in North and fro the police in BriThe NEC have a better LICTOR than -oncannon. When the witch hunting LULLAS policy committee (the one with the asked to support Plastic Conference Manchester.
have to note said Geottrey Bish, 'neither to support it nor to reject it. he added.
Labour Commitsmall resources to implement Con ference The right-wing MPs SIOES. and the right-wing dominated commaces, egistered as a newspaper with the Post Offic Published by Cardinal Enterprises, PO Printed By East End Offset (TU) Ltd, London E2. Rubber and plastic bullets have killed 14 people in Northern Ireland, seven of them children. Despite mutilations and scores of injuries, the authorities continue to pretend plastic bullets are harmless weapons: Allegations of their indiscriminate use and abuse go unanswered and unheeded. Increased repression and daily use of plastic bullets only prevents a political solution in Ireland being found The British Government has given its reply to the intemaniona concemranon or me oasic puerD. extending its availability to British police forces The Labour Party believes the plastic bullet should be withdrawn and banned Sessions: *What is the plastic bullet? * How is it *The Northern Ireland context With well known speakers from Ireland and Britain. this conference is open to delegates from labour and trade union bodies •Refreshments Bar Creche facilities Stalls •Post-conference social Saturday 26 February 1983, 11.00am UMIST, Barnes Wallis Building, Sackville Street, Manchester 1 meanwhile go their own way, blithely ignoring majority votes at Conference How do you campaign HOKIES plastic ertainly no good just passive resolu tions. The issues audience, overcoming the mystification introduced Labour leaders pro-Unionist That means going beyond the simpi. humanistic peal based on killed and GOMBE CETO Te cyance di the Irish issue the whole or Labour s strategy Can we really have an alternative which complicit in the continuing occupation of Treland? This the question facing the left. Now indications are beginning to appear that the left is starting to realise this.
The structure of the Ban Plastic Bullets Conference ideal for the debate It begins with the facts about plastic their abuse and consequences.
Box 50, London N1 asking in the end is this really order Connections riots in, Britain tough' police policies.
A panel discussion will hear a spectrum of opinion ranging concerned party to the supimmediate withdra Ton MP views those the likes cannon and Foot say should be llow hear.
The Ban Plastic Bullets Conference has won SUB" port in the party and in the deeper any Irish issue since the twenties National unions like NurE are sending deleg ates and its backing ches the Communist Party. RECEI Tony Benn The and significance of the event is getting clear.
The last month will be a great chance to get things moving on an cven wide scale. Get your organisa tion to elect its delegates now.
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