IMGpapers 1976–79

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

More headaches for Callaghan?

· Socialist Challenge No. 120, 1 November 1979 · p. 7 of the scan · 285 words

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HEADACHES for Callaghan leadership merely started at the Labour Party conference. As debate committee inquiry hots up, the left in the Labour Party is beginning to organise.

The Labour Co-ordinating Com established in 1978 to extend the fight for party democracy and a socialist manifesto, is holding regional conference Manchester this weekend.

A Scottish conference last month attracted over 300 trade union and constituency Labour Party members. The Manchester conference promises to draw similar numbers.

Discussion will centre on the Labour left's response to the party inquiry cuts unemployment. Saturday rally offers an opportunity to hear the ideas of Tony Benn, Arthur cargill Michael Meacher on questions.

Time will tell if the LCC can take the lead in the growing opposition in the Labour Party to the Callaghan leadership. Socialist Challenge sup porters hope to see the LCC join in support for the increasing campaigns and trade union actions against the At present, the LCC Labour Activist, concentrates much on reactionary proposals for import controls and participation in industry.

A debate on these policies needs to be had at the conference. Do they really offer solutions for workers in the public sector and basic industry fighting cuts, redundancies, speed-up more measures needed?

Contentious issues like abortion rights and the British army's role in the in and night these the North of Ireland are completely ignored by the LCC in Scotland was a step in the right too direction. Now we need a national conference to discuss policy more fully.

Socialist Challenge contributions from supporters on the kind of policies they consider are successful fightback. and *The Labour radical Committee's conference is to be held at : Manchester November. only. The fee is f2.

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