THE ONLY highight of a very dull weekend at Greater London Labour Party Conference on March 6-7, was the close call on the anti-witch hunt motion from Lambeth Women's Council.
Apology
SOCIALIST OUTLOOK regrets that an editorial blunder in production resulted in our article on the Islington NALGO strike in the last issue failing to mention the leading role played by Debbie Whitfield as chair of the is. lington NALGO branch. Our While a stronger motion opposing al witch hunts moved by Peckham women's council was defeated by 4 to 1, the Lambeth motion, calling for a review of the NCC, for the action taken against the Lambeth 15 to be charges to be dropped, was lost nar rowly on a hand vote after a lively The ensuing card vote was lost with 205,000 votes for and 377,500 votes against with support from RMT, MSF and NCU It was further interesting that many right wingers voted posifively for the motion -perhaps a sign that they are becoming fed up with the antos of the Labour Coordinating Such a margin, given the strong instruchons tom union leadershios to vote against represents the fact that genuine opposition to the leaderRest of the world: 1 year £24 O Six months £13 0 ' I include a donation of E I Name I Address Subscribe to Socialist Outlook | EC Europe (including Britain): 1 year (24 issues): £15 Q Six months (12 issues): 68 O Send to Socialist Outlook, PO Box 1109, London N4 2UU No. 39 March 13, 1993
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