on (Soclalist Campaign Group Officer) ABOUT 150 people attended the conference of the Socialist Campaign Group Supporters' Network in Manchester on November 18..
With a wide geographical spread, there was a useful sharing of experiences around both campaigning and inner party issues.
Although the fallure of the MPs to attend left a political gap, there was a strirring pool Decks shop steward on their strike fand 97s0 was raised in a collection) as well as useful political debate.
Workshops on the welfare state, ant-racism and party democracy produced resolutions about the campaigning priorities for the Network in the next period.
In addition to the election taken to strengthen its function as the organisation of the Labour Lett, and a change of nan.d to the Socialist Campaign Group.
The political discussion which dominated the final session was around Arthur Scargill's proposal for a. breakaway "Socialist Labour The proposal coming from a workshop was to write to Scargill saying he is wrong, and for him to discuss with those in favour of staying in the Labour Party and fighting before taking this step.
While a very small minorIty agreed with Scargill's proposal out of frustration with years of witch-hunts and moves to the right, a larger minority argued that arguments" before saying After lengtiy discussion and the defeat of amendments which would have watered down the resolution, it was passed overwhelmingly.
What was obvious though was that this should not be seen as the eno or te dis cussion but that there is still Labour Lett.
The Socialist Campaign Group will have to continue this discusssion to convince those who are wavering that they should not take this
SOCIALIST OUTLOOK No. 94, November 25 1995. Page 5