but no committed to holding one if the government says no. The SNP wants to hold a refcrendum but is internally divided on tactics. It won't go into a constitutonar conven tion, but seems willing to operate on a referendum sub-com mittee.
Now the district elections are over the Salmond wing of the SNP may be able to win tactical co-operation with Labour if ley agre The key issues are the word ing of the referendum and laying out a timetable. It would ernment refused to play The favoured date is St Andrew's day in November; if there was a "yes' vote to constitutional change, a mass rally would be held in Edinburgh in EC heads of government meetin abour is clearly divided on this issue. Around a dozen Labour MI's are backing Scotland United. Others like Brian Wilson are vehemently opposed. They key for success is pressure from below.
At a scottish socmlist meer ing with over two hundred at. tending, from the Labour party, the left SNP, and independent socialists, there was a general agreement to build a socialist campaign for a referendum; building the committees trom below, but arguing the socialist answer at the same time This campaign has a sell-by If a re date of one vear hence erendum han ben held by that time, or another major initiative taken, demoralisation will set in