London Labour Briefing no. 76

Despite the election of three Black MPs, and good results in campaigning, left constituencies, the overall London result is a disaster for the Labour Party.

We now have fewer MPs, proportionately, than at any time since the war. What is now in question is the ability and willingness of the Party in London to put across a clear class message.

‘The Party leadership has tagged many of us as “fringe” elements. As a result, some people in London have spent too much time apologising for their ideas instead of explaining why we hold them.

‘We must say boldly that the only way to end poverty ‘and misery in London is by a thoroughgoing socialist programme.

"Tue Loadon Labour Party Conference in July must address itself to this. tt must also look at the organisational methods Used in the constituencies and the need to be a more active Campaigning party 2f all times. We need to select a series of {sues to campaign on.

By Jeremy Corbyn, MP

Some of the results can be attributed to demographic changes. Property price increases have radically transformed ‘Some areas. But that explanation is not sufficient.

it Is possible to keep the Labour vote up in spite developments of luxury housing. It also says a lot about ‘support of the Bangladeshi community and the racism of Liberal Concit in Tower Hamlets. Hopefully this is the beg ing of the end for the liberal regime there.

The election of Bernie Grant, Diane Abbott, and Paul Boateng, is a major breakthrough. Bernie Grant, in particular,

rate-capping and GLC abolition. Now they will try to break up ILEA by the withdrawal of certain boroughs, starting with Westminster and no doubt followed soon by Kensington and Chelsea. This will leave the remaining much poorer boroughs to carry an increased financial burden — threatening enormous cuts in ILEA services. We'll see 2 growth of Urban Development Corporations and the quango-politics that the Tories love so much, The LODC was only the start.

"To be effective in London, Labour must be able to mobilise scans these threats: Bat wil nthe past we have bon goad

at

Party for the whole of ‘campaigning activities London is a vivid example of social divisions re mace people sleeping rough in London

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it the For details of Islington North's triumphant campsign to re-elect i Seremy Cofbyn, see inside, 4

London Labour Briefing No. 76 June 24th-Iuly Sth 1987 page 2

Debate on the future of

local government

The future for local government

In the first few weeks of a third Tory term it is hard to think creatively about the future — or indeed to ‘think at all?

For local government, the

has increased the power of sete amapemeat™ ithe running of Councils and this ower has been used largely ‘rade union organitation, this has noe yet been

action had a postive objective, father "than

SEtemives They would abo te fncouragcd By the suppor of Councilors" ia whatever capacity possible.

(eThe surcharge threats and

By Jo Fawkes Chair, Camden NALGO.

iH

oe ins imore thealening 10 declare the offanisation necessary. for eee conn current budget wnlawfal unles resistance Financial criss instead convince ratmappist less creative the books are balanced. The nature of this resistance Councillors that the fudging has

accounting, Compulsory tendering, less ‘council housing, and end to the rates system and the loss of business revenue with it, and the dsmanting of loeal education respon: including TLEA.

to stop and cuts must be made ‘esporsible” and

This will mean taking on the unions ‘but they may” assurme that the membership. =. 100 ddemoralised after the election t@

resist If they are. successful

Of course a similar vision they wil balance the books, but faced us after the 1983 will have removed yet-another lection, but the crucial layer of organised resistance to difference was that then the Tory government, which can

only weaten the whole labour ‘Our job as trade unioniss

Labour Councillors were pledging fo defend workers and service users from the

Sommunity for a polsicl Sad who’ are now threatened unt to Uy and pt the fst sarees ok Tortora tod. Srggeccmerses eta Seeger ae apace el dc eee ae campaign for more funds ““Pettaps the healthiest dqualifiation Preparing for the second 10

Rappent, We must be ready to take the kind. of industrial ction in defence of jobs and Services that wil attract popular Support and even make. some Councillors change thei stance.

'We have to organise agains! ‘cuts, whatever support there from Councillors and public, or we will be weakened invetrievably and tess” able 10 Participate in future campaigns Beainst poll taxes. ct

Tf we have to fight Labour Councils, we will; and we'll be looking” for” support from Labour Parties, "community groups and the let, But, before hat’ becomes inevitable. ler's

from central government to keep services going.

‘Today, Labour councillors are ‘hiding Dehind the much Serided “dented shield” approach put forward by Neil Kinnock three years ago. They are rapidly talking themselves into believing itis more socialist fo make eats yourself than let “Tories do it

‘Coupled with this belie is the growing conviction that trade Sinions have had it too good for too long and should be prepared

ratecapping in the iancr cities ‘and hitting the Tory “caring” PR image — both of which are Perceived as Tory weaknesses by the media and Conservative ‘Central office.

‘Such a campaign could result Copten and ier ero of ina fclaaion of "the ‘atecapping ceilings if flunched "immediately, “and

{or past generosity while this is not a particularly i Camden, councillors have evolutionary" demand, hhave “one more go. at the fo make their minds up The absence of a political members would be” more Sovermment ~~ not each other.

encouraged “if the industrial

No surrender!

1988/9 nies Gilors wil be’ desing

Immediately ‘on what to 30

the block

No one can pretend we

were not warned. By Greg Tucker

Lambeth Councillor massive Cats re nade, ithe

how to bridge the £10m view of Council leaders and ‘Sbviows that can longer apply officers This year will have to be Group officers appear to be

over the last eight years Mrgaret Thatcher talked of

: = So a Sess “Soe See aems a aches See ae Seah ee maton Sate Sep Urban Development Corpora porters can be under no ison sehools, and, in London, break- Councilors, and Party Se oe

steiched creative accountancy {0 the limit. Divided amongst Recall Briefing meeting on themselves, many have ended _ local government crisis up in confrontation with the Saturday June 27th, {-Spm ‘Camden Town Hall Whatever your.view of the No euts in Jobs and.

SSNSARAIORT RARE SRECICR Or Seat

not enough

Her first commitment on being re-elected was to sort ‘out the inner cities.

It is already clear what “sor fing ut” wil

finances, 2 poll tx to shift the bburden of rates onto the poorest in our. “community,

the day-to-day running of ‘most local authorities. Council officers spelt, out the probability of legal challenge to the 1987/8. Budget if financial

29th Group. which is Ukely to be lobbied’ by. the council lunions protesting against these cute

‘There wil also be wider con ‘sultaton” onthe political Stance the” Labour Group Should adopt in the light of this Budaet crisis and, futuse Tory smiseke:~ there they t0:be: '3'£60 tuion shorttal by the

New realism revisited

‘There is a clear danger that

the return of Thatcher By lan Harrison

Hammersmith & Fulham

new “‘new realism” both in Councillor

the trade unions and in local — - =

‘sececumecat crim. You cannor Indeed, there have been moderate and hope 10 be

clear signs of this from fewardcd. Jobs and services can

only be defended and Labour's Sredibility as the alternative 10 ‘Thatcher can only be malt ef if our bottom line i 0 Fedundancics, no worsening of pay and conditions, and no cals Services or living standards, Bur we have 10 do more than just Jace the new realty — we have to be prepared 10 lose con trol of local authorities rather than implement Tory policies.

leaders of the teachers” and civil servants’ unions_who have tried to use the Th cher victory as a pretext for surrender — the’ abandonment of all industrial action Local government faces similar danger” With a exten sion ‘of rate-capping and our Greative accountancy chickens

oming home 1 roos, there will beritte or m0. room for

manoeuvre financial Many _ We have to recognise thatthe tatoor™ “Counce willbe Tole Cannot be teaten by pes : and Council “chambers. The New legislation enforcing days of counctlns be

Iyrsare over, Wemust (our ‘opposition in ttnions and in th

Counciis"10 ‘choose "between ‘edundancies and cuts in ser. Mise” Tory housing. proposals Wil be designed to cot Coun rents $0 many tenants and ven whole csates wil opt for Private landlords ~ who wil no Soubt be given hidden subsidic, Sd tax concessions by central zoverament

ah local luthority trade unions at cxery level about how 10 defend job and. services. We should “cal public” meetings. on” Council stale to discuss the Tory plans land what they will mean forthe Homeless, the overcrowded, the badly-housed, the poor anid the sunemployed.

We can ‘Stari campaigning from the Town Halls, but we runt be ready to surrender that Power base rather than make a Sinsle cut or create a” single Fedundancy “and ‘shere Labour

Note for cuts or ved

this background, iweminded serio ficers and Labour's local government spokespersons will “be advising Labour thorties 10. avoid confront 10 batten down the hat ches, to keep within the la.

Shori "10" implement Tory Policies "while the the fet must be Tories for their results “and Prepared defy the Whips and praying for a Labour Hk expulsion.

povernment| Many councillors will. shy ‘Sock action would be aa from abandoning the trp

Pings of office ‘ut the ‘now Fealtrn of Thacher’ third erm means, many Labour council, wall imply dig their own graves

disastrous — and divisive — for the whole labour “movement ‘The Labour Party must nor be seen 10 co-operate im anyway

that you cantot appease That-

District Auditor

attacks Southwark

By Cllr Piers Corbyn Southwark

long-awaited letters to Gormondaey ond Pecthom bat all "Southwark —coun- in" London and Southem cillors involved in the England, where another campaign against rate. delbcioie ond vindctwe tory night not go down well pro viding” we campaign eHtectvely

The” Labour Councillors’ response to the General Ege tion result-and the DA's ap roach must be:

i cneed up many fective socialist” service selivery.

and ai the same time

to step up campaigning against privatisation and. Tor ‘municipal control of more ser ices, and

‘#10 develop a Democracy Campaign to campaign tor democratic “contre! of ail publicly used functions and Services whether they be con trolled. by local authorities, ‘duangos oF corporations,

Gniy with positive. camporans tke this whieh meet {he Tory onslaught head-on — can we maintain the momen: tum of increasing support for Labour “started dunng the ‘general election, smash That her's hypocritical “power to the poopie” campaign, and of working class and: Tower

Formally, the delay in the DA’s “‘quizzing"” may be because Southwark’s accounts for 1985/6 have only recently been publish: ed and because what the Council was doing in the campaign was not clear.

However, there can be na oubt that the timing of ths ‘ttack whether or not i Sheds blood is part of the smash all” suggestions of “socialism” represented by the NHS, WEA and local authorities.

For the Tories the decision ‘actually to proceed towards elimination of some Southwark counctors depends on the political price would incur for them. Ther middie class people who howe Considerations. wil be not so, been duped by Tory hep. ard ihe Wh Sovak whe te SDR debi ats tng ‘Tories sie steady no hopers in "Against thel tle interests.

‘The Party failed to win 2 single one of its 24 targetted ‘marginal seats in the capital To make matters worse, it lost three seats that it had previously held — Alf Dubs {in Battersea, Eric Deakins in Walthamstow, and Nick Raynsford, who had won Fulham just a year ago in a famous by-election victory.

these new jobs has been the law level of umonsation. Union ‘membership within London has Fallen quite dramatally — only Vere of cconomically active people are now members of rade: onions

The support built up during tne GLC campaign Nas been, LOW-paid and part-time jobs ccd itis only tae have proliferatcd — to. the

Years ‘since the GLC. was benefit. of the most Abolished unscrupulous types of "The necessary débate will be employers. “Above all Black

People and women have been ictims of thi development and have boon left by it with te

better served if theres no name calling and no slogancering. We treed a serious discussion about

the long-term decline of Labour iatutory of trade union ja London, Protection

‘At the 1979 General Election In housing there have also the Labour Party held 40 seats been major changes. The

private temied sector has been Squcered out — and not repla: Sa by equivalent accommods tion in the public sector.

"With" many privately-rented houses being Sold off for multiple occupancy and the sale 9 Council howe under the Tories “Right 10 Buy" prov sion, the level of owner ‘eccupation has increased.

‘The public rented sector, ser viced Dy local authorities, has been subject to the Tories" massive" cutbacks in capital Spending programmes. All this fas resulted. in considerable Gissatistaction ‘with the local ‘authorities” housing | manage- ‘ent and a lose of sopport for the Labour Party

Property speculators have moved in Uke vultures and hhouse prices have shot up. thos ‘making it much more difficult Tor people in lower and middle Income jobs to secure decent ac thin. the London economy. commodation aia reasonable New jobs have been created in pace

Bounced out of Battersea

Disaster hit Labour in Wandsworth on June With.

in Putney. Tory David

‘out of 92. During the 1979 to 1983 Parliament, nearly “one third ‘ot the Parliamentary teprescatation was los through ‘defections ta the SDP

In 1983, after bout changes, Labour held 26 seats London: Now that number has fallen 10 23, the fowest in Lon don since the war.

This decline cannot be ex plained “away. merely. by the Tory media onslaught on the left Councils in London. The feasons for the poor. perforImance are 10 be found in the <deep-scated population changes ‘and, in particular, changes im the working class population of London:

‘Since 1979, manufacturing in dusiries in London have een scimated nigh year ‘unemployment has. gone up {rom 140,000 10 nearly 400,000 ‘This has been accompanied by change ia the working profile

By Pete Cooper Wandsworth

In Tooting, Labour right winger Tom’ Cox saw his majority cut again to 1,800. Sspired by Labour's low profile "Gentrification and sale of council houses, flats and whole estates for kaxury pen thouse conversions obviously

forms the backdrop to the oss fature’ to

fof Battersea — sold Labour

‘ince time immemorial. But during the election

‘this is only part of the story. Brsefing’s supporters will be While the Labour vote in continuing this fight and the

‘creased in all three constituen- campaign to defend LEA

ies, the decline of the against a pullout by

Alliance vote seems to have Wandsworth,

Swings to Labour in Southwark

Contrary to London's average swing to the Tories thousand of Southwark votors ‘Switched to Labour in all 3 constituencies The swings to Labour

were 6.9% in Dulwich {trom the SOP}, 3.5% in Bermondsey {from Liberal and 0.7% in Peckham trom Tor)

Bermondsey result was achieved bys

By Cllr Piers Corby Southwark

vigorous and effective

Scare against the Labour candidate John Bryan. in Dulwich Kate Hoey missed victory by only 180 votes. Next time Labour myst win Bermondsey and Dulwich.

with these major caaners, te bot movemeat in London has failed to. a Uculate the needs and demands Of the working class population of London.” The” Labour controlled GLC in its last tro years of existence di artempt to feflect some of the changes tak ing place - within London through is various polices — including a long-delayed recognition of the racial and Sexual composition of the work ing class

“This resulted in an improved level of support for the Labour Pany in London. Homever, thi evtalise the siructore andthe saivities of the London Labour "arty, ihe South East Repion of the TUC, ‘and. other repional trade unibe and Tabour move

meat organisations. With the abolition of the GLC, mach of the imitive was lot.

“The failure of Labourcontrolled, Councils 10. put lopetber new structures quickly hhas compounded the problem. ‘The initiative to establish the London Strategic Policy Unit (LSPU) was hampered by the ‘non-partcipation “of Labour ontflled “boroughs such as Brent, Waltham | Fores, Newham, and Hammersmith & Falkam

Labour as left without: a mechanism to articulate the now Gevelopments and the changing Semand of London's working

The total Labour vote in Loo: don increased by 266 over 1983, bt the level of representation went down by 12%, Questions

London Lebour Briefing No. 76 June 24th-July Sth 1987 page 3

have 10 be asked about the resional and national organisa on that delivered soch a Sieaster

There is an urgent need 10 restructure the London Labour Party. It cannot be right that three organisations (namely. the ‘Transport and General Workers Union, the National Union of Public Employees and the Royal Arsenal Co-operative. Society) an topether out-vote the rest of the Landon Labour Party

There is also 2 need 10 im prove the staffing and the struc fae of officers at the London Labour Panty Headquarters. A thorough dicusson within the regional executive is needed 10 sdaress these problems,

Lessons need 10" be learnt from regions such as Scotland where, despite gentrification in

certain areas, the Scottish Taboue Party ‘managed to in ease its political support and ‘carried with it many’ of those ho have prospered “out of ‘Thatcherism,

‘We need to learn the lessons of the GLC and bring them up to date so that we can face 1990 with fresh and relevant poicies {fo tackle’ London's problems ‘Thatcher has already made the Inner Cities her pricty i the coming years. We know what that means for London's work

ing class! “hie Labour Party has to prepare now to oppose any new Attacks om democracy within the Inner Cities, We have to show thatthe Tory initiatives will bea Gisaster for the inner cites — and counterpose to them a Strong, clear socialist pro. ‘gramme for reconstruc

Rip-off of the century!

Docklands 10 the wolves in the property world is about to produce the rip-off of the century.

This history of Canary Wharf seads like a sch joke. Envisaged a development, which at 12 million qf, Son 3g ft larger than the Worid Trade Centre New York. It sill consist of office and trading space (rn 9 fi). shops and. restaurants. ena’ 75, we are told). and swimming “pools, gyms and pubs

Inside the Thacre development will be a trafic roundabout "larger than Trafalgar Square and three styserapers, which af $50 fi narf the Nat Wey Tower.

‘Canary Wharf & to be buile within the "Isle of Dogs* Enterprise Zone (EZ), where the London Doctlands Development Corporation (LDDC) — a public body — is Landowner. ‘This olds many

Joha Turkie Hackney North and ‘Stoke Newington CLP

benefits for potential developers. Because "of its location, Europe's largest office development needs no planning permision. Developers also Enjoy a 10-year rate-free holiday along with (ax relief om capital favesiment in building

ates have soared. inthe Docklands area. By the time the raiefree period comes 10 an cad, ‘the total cont onthe Exchequer of this and other tax feliefs will be over £1,000 millon." Moreover, this exclusively private project is 10 Enjoy an extra pubic subsidy of sround £2,000" million poine into the transport infrasiracture ~ the Docklands Light Railwas anda new ‘orban motorway Stretching from. Newbam’s Royal Docks to the City — on which Canary Wharf is Sependent

‘Canary Wharf will have a devastating and Yar reaching ‘effect. IK will confirm the tend jn London and the South East Of rapidly rising land’ values ion is” consequent Soca

szonomic and political eflects, is going on, it is obvious that a

Coupled “with the Tories’ umber of obstacles inhibit the intention to. privatise housing, Scheme.

how long. will it be before” East London's “Wall St on council estates — “on land water” remains massively considered “prime for Speculative. The only potential

Stormer bug op? Son tat Cay Wh has Aiready sharks are Tinie up ares orginal backers — Credit throughout Bermondsey and he Suise First Boston and Morgan isa Bows Ware Staley They have always

anary wf peeded other ve Consortium, led by New York fewams to ake up at baat ¢ developer G, Ware Traelstead, _jilton sq, fe forthe prof has berm foi, fn'no uncertittzome realy wale. There has terms, thatthe goverament een'a peat reluctance 0 the a ee And Liberal-controlled Tower property world to move out of

Hamlets “have corainly been fhe City To. make money doing theic best 10 cmvure & worse, raising. enough (private smooth passage for the Capital seems to be beyond their evelopess. capacity

They are dropping objections to the Compulsory Purchase ‘Orders related tothe new urban motorway. In

However, the LDDC are s0 cen to entice the developers that they are offering the land at 2 knock-down price: £400,000 Peracre, while the going rate for

return, the ase thir beet

gndcavours” to create 2.000 Find in Docklands is anything Jobs for local people. Thisisless from £3 10 €8 million. And han 48% ofthe $7,000 jobs Said government ministers have to be associated with the feade it clear tha there will be development fno. independent investigation

The’ signing of the Master

Inte the land deal, So despite the [Building Agrcement (MBA), the Kesey

roblems, we can expect

contract” between the EDDC Propuems. we can expest and the developors, is already 18 {one Tucks After all months overdue. Though His Seelopers

‘iffcal to find out exactly what

ndon letters

Setting the Hillingdon record straight

Dear Labour Briefing. in the London sue 22nd ‘Apel Ih May Uwrote am art ‘de about the attempted inant in ilimgdon and the smcar campaign mounted with the help of the Enonine Stondard. Twas disturbed, however, io ead in the same fsuve am article

piece alleges that “beter i formed circles are pointing the

Finger of suspicion” for, the smears "in the Standard "at GMBATU official Paul Kenny

don't know who these beter informed crices are but, as the ‘mata figure in the witch Irmt, 1 Serainly Jo not rezard Paul Kenny as being. involved and nor docs anybody hse who I Rate spoken to m Hillingdon.

This sort of alleration made wwithour checking the facts cam fot be scen as help from as Point of wiew. In fact Paul Ker fy has Born working with me on 2 umber of fsauesreceaily and ‘8 certainly making more of an ctfort via TUL than sirtually any other local trade union official

Yours in solidarity.

Steve Clare

Hayes & Hattingto

ce.

Rates rage on

Dear Londow Briefing, The argument over how Labour councils should tacticalIs. ight govenment “cconcmic control on their budgets seers to be raging on with Jenny Fisher's keer (Briefine. 7).

im my oviginal artic 1 did't smean to imply that anyone ching agsiowt 3 62%4"" increase {thei rates is ally” Newher however. would [even think of attempting 10 mobilise member of the Tory Party, the NF and their supporters who Formed the balk of the protestors. haprals singing God Save the Qucen ad land of Hope and Glory outside the Town Hall

am also aware that rates are hhardly a progressive form of

sation and” 60. hat working clas people hard. However. not imany working class people live im large semis in Chingford and the protest is being fed. ser ‘sronaly by people who through political malice fexent paving Fates for ‘essential series for the poorer areas of the borouch

‘Of course, we would all ike a wide campaign of councils tak ing on the government throush direct coalrontation ‘but that battle diod two years ago and oes. not look “Tikely to te ‘merge in the acar future.

Tram also aware that it was an electoral fability at the general

jection but we have bee oul

putting forward arguments in Support of a rates increase, hhowever large, that the fist

‘cussions but, even after paying my. first rales instalment, prefer to. be economically

for five years’ and is aimed at poorer than politically purer Providing beter services for "in solidarity, those who “depend on hem John Wray

Leyton CLP.

"Tam well aware of the feper-

London Region Labour Party Conference BRIEFING FRINGE MEETING

Sunday July 12th, 12.30pm

Wallworth Town Hall Walworth Road (opposite Labour Party HO)

Speakers:

Mildred Gordon, MP Sharon Atkin Jo Fawkes, Chair, Camden NALGO Mandy Mudd, Positive Images

Chai Jeremy Corbyn, MP

‘Landon, Labour Briefing No, 76 June 24th-July 3th 1987 pare #

What future for

on

‘At least 4,000 London zi teachers went on strike on BY Mike Loosley Tuesday June 16th in an General Secretary, ILTA

attempt to end individual Tonal union speakers. The rally identification of teachers called for further action, but for compulsory redeploy 280.0" more effective cam

schools. IL teaderanip which has been For the last two years we suspended by the union leader have, had. 2 volumtary Sh. The form of aon ste. redeployment agreement Seed | 2 seves, Of rolling redeployment. nereemert _srikes Borough by borough

‘After the rally 2. delegation mow decided fo abandon inn gre‘Stend, Chai of the

favour of compulsory Schools Sub-cominitice, who & redeployment. in charge of the ILEA redeploy TLEA have refused to ment scheme. A small delegs negotiate with us on the cen- tion had to take place because

se eilss Uf individual iden. Nell Fletcher, the new leader of TReatlon and compulsion. _!LEA. had refused a booking of Tati a Ops the Conference Hall fra lager

have been moved under the so. deieation Galled voluntary phase. I say We stressed to Rarrie Stead ocalled” because this volun- hat the teachers” morale in

tary phase was always going to London was at an alltime low, have he Back-upofompulsion and that the single most effec” at the end of the day! five move be could take to ‘As, we. were. marching on reverse this was (0 end compulTuesday, June 16th, leters were Sion now. going out to317 more teachers, We-also pointed out that in SSinbulsorly redirecting. them the light of the recent General fnuo new placements. That was Election result, boroughs ike the reason for our actions. Westminster, ‘Kensington | & ‘We should ‘fecall that 859 Chelsea, and Wandsworth have teachers were. originally already pat in plans to opt out Gesignated a5 having (0 move. of the ILEA.

Following the voluntary He supported our fight to hase” ahd he most coent lee maintain the ILEA but we had {ern this sil eaves 162 teachers 10 point out that this support Mill be designated, could not be automatically The stupidity of all this is assumed if ILEA continued 10 own by the fact thatthe ILEA reat its teachers so badly Ml have 208 vacancies, which The behaviour of | ILEA they "admit the “designated comes on top of the imposition jeachers cannot fil fo teachers ofthe wihdrawal of ‘Over ball those on strike on ‘ June 16th eame out onto the government, and jtrects and marched from Tem: hoped for — and still demand Ble Place “to Central Hall, — a united front between ILEA Westminster, where a rally was andthe teachers against this addressed by London and na- threat. The Labour Campaign for ee

Lesbian and. Gay ‘Rights has

Giles acy oS London A eee Laboee Pure

Labour Party ‘Conference on Conference

Fuly 1th in support of Resolu 12 noon, July 11th tion, 93. This welcomes the in Elephant and Castle Ieatives of Haringey and Ealing ‘Recreation Centre and calls for a sustained cam“ (opposite Elephant and

paign against homophobia by Castle Shopping Centre)

{as eesaoneat to ans Sueert Lesbian sea Gy Rights!

and gay men, This is nota les 3 ban and gay only lobby! The Support Labour's poticyt

No cuts in jobs fe | can:

. 1 after the clection = major ItEA member, North and Joseph The strength of the urgent need to renew the Save services! ‘opportunity has arisen for : Eeatiton is only trained by the ILEA campaign, but this ime Labour to launch an attack Westminster heavy handed and vindictive the initiative must come from

Resistance not ago the government ils pinaeaionofimPobs Laktor Group imposed ‘som tan am he Pura a

voice t ature af the Inner the pattern of continuing educa- teachers,

surrender! London Education Auton, ESTOS SSM, ye = z Recall Briefing meeting on seis io oo meee The fightback begins : at Noel Park!

away and form separate Colleges will undermine existing

local government crisis. LEAs. allocations policies for surroun

‘All informed educational and ding schools. The aim is to

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