London Labour Briefing no. 82

A Labour win in the Tory marginal Southfields ward on November 19th would overturn the 31-30 Tory majority over Labour and give us control of the borough of Wandsworth for the first time since 1978.

Labour intends to turn the byelection into a referendum on Wandsworth Tories’ plans to pull the borough out of the Inner London Education Authority (ILEA).

“This by-election will give the Southfields voters the chance to vote jue that otherwise no one else in the borough can vote on,” said Mike Barley, leader of the Labour Group.

A fightback against withdrawal is building up. Parents meetings in Southfields and across the borough have already virtually unanimously declared their opposition.

A well-attended meeting, organised by the Wandsworth Education Campaign after a noisy lobby of the Council, heard how withdrawal from ILEA would be a disaster for students and education workers alike. Several speakers compared neighbouring outer London borough Merton's shoe-string education service unfavourably with ILEA, in terms of class sizes, books, school meals, and other charges.

Nursery provision, adult education, careers services will all be slashed. No one mentioned, however, the potential Achilles heel of the campaign: ILEA’s own programme of cuts, attacks on teachers’ jobs and conditions, and its ideological capitulation to Baker's elitist concepts of education.

October 21st, 1987: June Hantot describes the appalling conditions in Merton's schools. This is the future for Wandsworth, if it

‘A demoralised and angry workforce will not mobilise to defend such an employer. ILEA’s policies, unless reversed, will break

up the unity building up around the antiBaker campaign.

By PETE COOPER Battersea CLP

Wandsworth is the jewel in the Tory local government crown, and they will pull out all the stops to retain the seat. Losing the byelection would be a national embarrassment to Tory ministers. No doubt Baker will descend to announce a “generous” central government grant for an independent education authority — at first!

Labour wins, the Tories are threatening to have 3 Labour councillors debarred from voting on the education issue

But Labour’s campaign must not concentrate solely on the education issue. The Tories will make much of their false but so far winning formula of “good housekeeping plus privatisation equals low rates”. The sweated labour conditions, union bashing, and poor service delivery of the privateers must be exposed, a pledges to end the contracts made. Socialists should not have any illusions about the nature of an incoming Kinnockitedominated Labour administration in Wandsworth, But we must take this election very seriously — and so must the Labour Party in London and nationally The Labour candidate is John post office worker. The Tory majority is only 143. Campaigning will start on Sunday November ist, 11am, with weekday activities from 6pm. The Campaign HQ is at 104 Wimbledon Park Road, London SW18,

tel. 870 1327 {nearest tube Southfields).

PHOTO: Gine Glover (Wendsworth Photo Co-oa)

On Thursday, 22nd October most Council offices and schools in Haringey were shut as a result of a day of action called jointly by Ha ingey NALGO and NUT against the cuts being implemented by Haringey Labour Council.

From early in the mom. ing, strong. picket lines were in “place. at all workplaces and these remained throughout the day.

By Mandy Mudd Haringey Fights Back

‘Solidarity was shown by telecom | and postal workers who refused to cross the picket lines; though not by the manual unions in Haringey who worked ‘normally throughout the day.

As in ‘other boroughs, the Labour Group has adopted a divide and rule tactic, with this round of cuts hitting its white collar workers harder. The NUPE and T&G leadership have colluded with this and fail ed to mobilise their members in defence of jobs and services in the borough.

Later there was 2 3,000

Con Sou

‘The ‘hurricane’ on the night of the Ides of October destroyed 10% of trees in Southwark and most other London boroughs.

The following day. Southwark Labour Coun dillors were shocked by the devastation and it dawned fon some that the cuts package Labour was putting

‘Couneit

Forward at the fe meeting that night was more damaging to the Council's services than the hurricane

‘was to the trees.

Twelve. Labour Councillors, with the vociferous backinig of a packed public gallery, voted against the half-year budget cuts package — £2 rent rise and vacancy freezes of 17% (officers) and 10% (manual) — but it was passed with the Tories" support.

“The Liberals were against (that week they were in a progressive mood).

The decision is a complete negation of Labour's ‘manifesto commitments and the decisions of the 1986 Council AGM.

Unfortunately, many of

the 12 are.npt against cuts as

London Labour Briefing No. 82 Oct 27th-Nov 10th 1987 page 2

The fightback gathers strength

Local government round-up

strong march to the Civic Centre, where a letter of protest was handed in and 3 rally was organised by HEB. Here trade unionists, community groups _ and service users united to condemn the cuts and call: ed for an escalation of action to resist this attack on the people of Haringey.

Everyone _ recognised that this would be 2 long ard campaign, but. the determination to fight and the mood of militancy was strong,

Two workplaces are currently poised to take all-out strike action in protest at the sacking of temporary workers. The — Council Workers Fightback group is preparing 2 special leaflet for rank and file members of the manual Unions explaining how the cuts will ultimately pave the way for privatisation ‘and threaten their jobs, land calling for solidarity struggle so that the passivity of their leaderShip will be challenged.

As the severity of the cuts package begins to bite in Haringey more and more people are realising that there is no alternative but to fight back and that ‘our strength lies in unified collective action.

ker fights in thwark

such, Some have put for ward alternative cuts to at tack, among other things, the main gains of the last ad. ministration — such as the ‘Women's Committee.

—————— By Cllr Piers Corbyn Southwark

Others, while opposing Council ‘cuts, also “oppose the Council" seeking cash from the government earmarked for the setting up of a new Travellers permanent site — a site to help one of € the most deprived groups in Britain.

Four of the 12 put forward principled opposition to all cuts in line with the manifesto, with the explicit backing of various wards (including the Leader's) and issued a statement which was printed in the new Southwark Fightback bulletin.

‘Council Leader Ann Matthews, whose consistent and solid defence of Equal Opportunities policies has now Sadly developed into an “Equal Cuts Policy” finds herself daily guided by a “snonyeau- socialist

monetarist” — Chief Whip John MeTernon — who ap-

pears to be in “control” of

all fiscal matters whatever post he is elected to (or not).

He raises the spectre of the “Knight surcharge” in every debate, to steer Cout cillors to approve ‘government-imposed cuts — Tory cuts.

Legal. advisers chime in that if Councillors don’t approve cuts then the Chief Executive will have to carry them out anyway!

Labour is discredited by carrying out Tory cuts. That ig what the Tories intend. They are preparing the ground now for a final Onslaught to kill off local democracy, and the last vestiges of Labour's influence.

‘Ann. Matthews likened our strategy of fighting every cut and preparing for Tegal challenges 10 “throw ing conkers at tanks”

‘We could point out that even the conker-less have Stopped tanks before (e.2. Prague 1968) — the issue is the tank-drivers, not the tanks. But even the Financial Times has estimated the ‘government copld_ not, face

many Local Authorities simultaneously refusing to carry out cuts, pay precepts, to the police, etc... and demanding the rescheduling of debts, et.

However, fine words in the Council chamber alone will not bring about the siand needed. The key (0 the Fighe is outside

Tenanis, and the workers and users of nurseries and day centres (such as Crispin House) are already taking demonstration action against every cut

Their actions are being drawn together alongside struggles outside the Cou

il, through Southwark’s Broad Left and Southwark Fightback Committee.

‘Only through escalation of action in and beyond the Council and Labour Panty will the situation change and Councillors be dragged in behind the fightback on the ground,

Meanwhile the Labour Councillors who refuse to defend the manifesto should plant conker trees. But which side will they be throwing them at?

Stop the cuts! Stand by the manifesto!

We, the Southwark councillors named below, dissociate ourselves from the decision of the Southwark Labour Group to raise rents and cut services.

The rent rise of £2 a week is a disgraceful attack on those least able to afford it, It is a slap in the face for loyal Labour voters in the Borough to be treated in this

Labour Councillors were not elected to carry out Tory policies in Southwark. We were all elected on & manifesto of ‘No cuts in services or jobs, and no redundancies.”” What we now see is a retreat from all those policies on which Labour fought the last two Council elections. In attempting to “balance the boo! to impose the Tory cuts, Southwark Labour Council is attacking the very people it was pledged to defend: the ‘unemployed, the homeless, single parents, working class people and its own workforce.

Defend Local Democracy!

This Tory government is intent on destroying Council setvives, ILEA schools, local democracy and Council housing — the only base of daily living for millions of people. Their policies aim to change Southwark beyond recognition: to cut and privatise services, to force ordinary people out, and to ‘‘yuppify"” the Borough.

If Labour now carries out the Tories’ cuts, the government will move in ater & few years 1 “nish the job”.

The Council must stand firm against the cuts, deliver a decent service, and prepare to fight the legal attacks ‘which will come against Councillors when a budget crisis is reached, by campaigning and industrial action in and. beyond Southwark. Only through resistance can the Tories be stopped.

Fight every cut

We can no longer stand by and watch this Council renege on commitments made to the people of Southwark. The cuts and rent rise are nothing short of betrayal of all socialist principles by Councillors working tunder the proud banner of the Labour Party.

‘By going public in this way we seek to build a mass campaign against cuts and rent rises, We will give active support to all those groups in Southwark who wish to get organised and fight back, and urge all who live or work in Southwark to join local campaign, and to support the Broad Left Campaign and the Southwark Fights Back! Liaison Committee, which are working to build the fightback,

Statement of four Southwark Councillors: Piers Corbyn, Brian Kelly, Brian McKeon, David Main.

PHOTO: Leese Herbert

On the

line against the cuts

Camden Labour Group pushed its massive cuts package through the Council meeting _on Wednesday October 21st.

£43m is (o be cut from 2 revenue budget of £195m this year.

This will be done by cutting 1,500 jobs and reducing services by 20% (in some departments by 40%). These cuts will mean closure of libraries, nurseries, swimming pools and the énding of all but emergency repairs to housing.

By Fred Leplat Camden Labour Briefing

‘Couneil properties will be put up for sale, and deals with property ‘speculators will be entered into in order to raise further “ money.

In addition to these cuts, the Labour Group is taking a {ough attitude to industrial relations. “Flexibility” and increased productivity of staff are being imposed.

‘The NALGO meeting was not authorised, as 10 days notice was deemed to be sufficient. Management sent individual letters to all staff, but 700 NALGO members turned up and voted for a one day strike on October 29th.

Meanwhile, there are 3 separate disputes going on: boilerworkers have had their travelling expenses removed,

and staff in mentally handicapped homes and libraries are refusing to ‘cover vacancies. The Labour Group is also trying’ to blame housing staff for a massive fraud by bed and breakfast owners: all staff in the Homeless Persons Unit have been sent home on full pay for a fortnight while a Council — not independent — investigation is carried The Tory _ government must be delighted that Labour is carrying out such massive cuts. This has created divisions in the ‘Council Unions, Labour Party and community organisations.

Uniting

Instead of uniting against the Tories, sections of the local labour movement are justifying this attack as being necessary to remain in office. ' However, NALGO ‘and UCATT are opposed to cuts, as well as the majority of voluntary organisations.

Opposition is growing as |

the scale of the cuts is being understood. Two more councillors voted against the leadership in the Council meeting, and a cuts campaign ‘uniting all those prepared to fight back is lnderway.

‘Camden Against the Cuts meets every Wednesday, 6.30pm, Carol Workshops, 43 Carol St, NWI.

New Tory Leader rescues Linda Bellos

Tories and Labour “moderates” o Lambeth Council have been forced to unite to push through a £35 million cuts package.

The cuts are opposed by the Lambeth Labour Parties’ powerful Local Government Committee who have demanded further public consultation ‘on how Lambeth will bridge a £60 milion budget gap.

Twelve Labour Councillors, including @ number of committee chairs and the Chief Whip, defied their own group's policy by Supporting @ resolution put by @ Norwood Labour Councillor opposing the cuts.

The resolution would have rescinded the cuts Package pending further consultation. But the Tories, led by new leader Hugh Jones, voted with the Labour majority, including Leader Linde Bellos, to block this.

In a statement after the meeting, ten Labour Councillors said:

“We voted in line with Party policy. Our manifesto piedged us to fight cuts no matter what obstacles were placed in our way. The majority of Labour Group have now reneged on their promises and have failed to offer any resistance to the government's spending cuts. The people of Lambeth need more resources, not less, to begin to tackle the growing poverty in the borough.

“The Council leadership has been forced to rely on the Tories. Thy have no ‘support outside the Council chamber. We will continue to vote against cuts at every opportunity, at every committee and Councit meeting, and we will demand that Labour Councillors keep their promises to the people of Lambeth to resist Tory cuts.":

London Labour Briefing No, 82 Oct 27th-Nov 10th 1987 page 3

PHOTO: Mavrgon White

Lobby of Hackney Council

Hackney fights back!

The Hackney Fightback campaign has now been launched and will hold its first meeting on Tuesday _ November 17th at the Town Hall Speakers will include ‘Martha Osamor, ex-deputy leader of Haringey Council

By Hackney Briefing supporters

This _taunch follows developments since the decision of the Annual Borough Conference on October 1st to make cuts.

The Labour Group has received papers from the

This statement was issued by:

‘Steve French, Chair, Construction Services Lesiey Hammond

John Harrison, Vice Chair, Social Services Alison Higgs, Ch Environmental Health & Consumer Services

Bill Houghting, Deputy Mayor

Director of Finance and Management Team [a weekly meeting of the Chief Executive and the Council's Directors) which gave a more detailed breakdown of the cuts required.

Papers

These papers could have been made available to the Annual Borough Con: ference delegates _ who were deprived of this infor mation in making thei decision.

The Hackney North Women’s Section — which Supported no cuts at the

George Huish Julian Lewis, Deputy Whip, Chair, Police, Vice Chair, Construction Services

Jonathan Oppenheime Vice Chair, Environmental Health

Greg Tucker. Chair, Economic Activity & Employment

Joan Twelves, Chief Whip

ABC was particularly concemed to see that ‘overspending’” inthe

Social Services Depart ment was to be partially compensated by an underspend on_ nurseries and child-minding facilities; and at rumours that the Council will no longer automatically cover those posts vacated by women on maternity

Confirms

This confirms a fear that services for women and other oppressed groups will be the first to suffer in the face of the leadership's

cuts in jobs and services.

The Women’s Section has therefore issued a let ter to all local labour move ment bodies, tenants. community groups and local campaigns to launch 2 Hackney Fightback Cam: paign, on the basis of no cuts in jobs and services and no rent rises, and to campaign for the return of the millions of pounds stolen from — Hackney Council by the Tory government.

We urge all those who oppose cuts to sponsor the meeting on November 17th and to help us organise the Fightback

All out on November 11th!

Uhe campaign to for

nt Labour Group te Histen to those hit by its coats reaches its next high point with the lobby of the Full Council meeting on Wednesday November 11 at 6.30pm, Brent Town Hall, Forty Lane, Wembley.

We call on all Briefing supporters in Brent and comrades from outside to bee there, and in the run-up to mobilise maximum ‘support in their unions and community groups for crucial event.

‘We must build on the twelve-strong bloc of anticuts Councillors, to isolate the right — both old and fnew, and overturn the disastrous package pushed

For the benefit of comrades who may encounter any Brent Councillors now or in the future, the voting on the 7m cuts package was ax follows:

For cuts: Amory, Collymore, Duffs Erastoft, Ford, Harrod, Jackson, Jorda

By Dave Statham Publicity officer, Brent Fightback

Gladbaum, Hansen, Heizer, Kataria, Rashid, Roberts, Shaw, Smith and Woods.

(A further two abstained, and five were absent.)

The remnants of the Group leadership have now sunk to the level of defending their use of scab security guards to assault members of the Party seeking (0 attend the meeting of the Policy &

‘Committee which

on Brent Fightback contact:

Steve Barton or John Hogan, Uta Ivy Road,

NW2 6SU, tel. 450 1730; Christine Clavering, Flat 8, 64-66 Anson Road, SW2

GAD, tel, 450.1436;

Dave Statham, 76a Hanover Road, NW10 SDR, tel. 489 7799.

‘Ali out on November

@ Brent Briefing, meeting ‘on Sunday 25th, agreed to back Graham Durham in the leadership contest for Brent Council. It was further agreed to call on Ron Anderson to stand down in favour of Graham ‘Durham and to put statement on the cuts to all

<x sholential leadership

‘candidates:

Health in London

A matter of life or death

cee wcten Scien wed of FESR Com puchnge. Souter: shoct by fim, fot ratios om “other managers as well sarees dome spas, caused. half as. many The Health Authority also has cut communtiy services disricis and other health workers. “The beds, wards and serae a Moernthe spend fo reogmioe meatal ty £95000 delayed te Simcethecacrunch hat Unfortunate the boar ‘axed “temporarily” in tet ein, health services, closing wo opening of new facilities at iS causing the London movement — especially the the present round of NHS ras oacuady ing eal services oe The Lewisham Hospital, and is hospital cuts is also hitting Labour Party, but also the cuts may never reopen: the blue m loss of 140 beds (one fifth of comsidering more ward health authorities across the health unions — has tended task is to prevent the Bat though Tory cuts are he otal) at St Thomas's will closures. ‘whole country, many of the to. lag far behind these closures. knocking nine belle out of Save only £625,000, but will @ Wandsworth health PANEDIS (urned an neemic fl ‘and have yet. Labour Parties and union terpenttn services, few pee S205 only £625,000, but will @ Wandsworth | ealth Wit years for treatment or to mobilise fully to fight the branches, wanting. speakers

ple seem to realise the scale 7°799" already waiting a ie for lack of specialist the health cuts or inforg al waiting for as carly as August, are under = cans. eri = ‘of tie sitack. admission instruction to take “urgent CHS. ‘Now is the time for pro- mation to help build health

This autumn could be the cs 2 Meanwhile throught urged to con

‘ePeddington, “faiig 9 \ management action”” 10 cl le wghout test strikes, occupations, campaigns are urg. worstever forthe NHS.a54 gS nshortall has axel 93 Spending. the "country "protest emos and Tobbies —" tact” London Health Tal wave of spending cuts £22 Stor a ae ae ee eneine pent policies have campaigns have sprung up reaching out to build broad! Emergency, 335 Gravy Ban devastates hospitals “righ Beds, cancelled over tis Oclcuurcven distri of seainet the new wave of campaigns linking health Road, London WC! (01 833 ‘across the country. Coen esiment ‘and thecapitalsbortof the fonds cus. Significantly, many of unions | and community 3020).

———————_Periponed the opening of needed to maintain present these have begun to include organisations, — before St By John Lister Pewibuilt wards at St levels of health care. ‘Oosultants and even junior too late and the closures =< Bar's Hospital. More cuts, Other districts facing cuts

Pontefract campaigns including the closure of up include Barnet (£1m), City & against savage cuts of to three hospitals (the Hackney Harrow £800,000, while Tory Princess Louise, Samaritans (£0.7m), Haringey (a

Eastbourne steels itself to and Western Opthalmic) will — massive {1.8m), axe fim. Hospitals close in be decided next month. Bloomsbury (£1.3m), Har: Liverpool and in @Brent, secking to cut ingey (a massive £1-8m),

Cheltenham: there is no £1.2m, voted to close two Bloomsbury 13m), “North-South divide” inthe acute wards at Central Mid- Hampstead (£0.7m), "and latest. health cuts, The dlesex Hospital, axe outpa- Camberwell (£1.4m). River stockbroker belt of Surrey is tients services at Willesden side is a hefty £3.1m being clobbered as hard as and Wembley Hospitals, overspent. the inner cities. close wards at Shenley Ironically, many of those But perhaps the worst psychiatric hospital, and cut hardest hit By these new cuts concenttation of cuts is in medical staff: more cuts are patients from outside the London's 30 health totalling £1m are yet to capital who are referred for authorities, which face cash come. specialist treatment in Lon:

Shortages totalling over @Tower Hamlets Health don’s prestige teaching 30m this year — and more Authority, seeking to cut hospitals. Cash shortages ‘cuts still to come. €1.5m, is to make drastic and bed closures have led

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‘With waiting lists already reductions in. life-saving many hospital managers to

soaring, these cutbacks will heart, kidney and prioritise patients living in, .

bring fresh misery this neurosurgery operations, as their own health district =

winter to tens of thousands well as cancer treatment. In _Paddington’s cuts include e

Of patients throughout the addition, management plans cancelling 300 gynae opera. 5

South East of England. to close Mile End Hospital's tions for women outside the = ‘Among the more brutal casualty unit and axe over 70 district: similar policies are

cutbacks already acute beds. being adopted in Hackney, announced: ‘eEaling is planning a Bloomsbury, and Tower

‘@ West Lambeth has decid- £1.2m cuts package to in- Hamlets, where _manageed to axe over 140 beds at clude a halving of numbers ment want to close up to one the world-famous St __of special care baby cots. third of the 235 “hidden

ee Eames RCN” Wpeealay bee ysed lanply del Ponwoxt ent CONSE morons ity ¢ CO oe OY oe enue ea

voor. Will the Shadow Cabinet stand by the NHS in its iatest cash crisis?

fect it will have on part=

reren tee In the front line against the cuts::.:.1—

warked rg ae ‘Many full-timers are employment rights has By Woody Haut and wehich said that 2 part-timer Sr “Spproximaicly 300 otice, while a sizeable pro- 1 e that while last sear taken anew (urn after the Pam Sladek Gould os teach wor Meck hours of overtame are portion of overtime hours part-timers, felt relatively Council's new leadership part-time lecturers, throughout the year(forthat ed up each week despite the 4F€ Deing retained. sas es x ee et agreed on their paackage Haringey NATFHE ‘would mean a more perma- union ban on such hours, While it is upsesonathas pesigar ea Aiels of cuts. Haringey NATFHE ent position as associate part-timers are fecling par- income Benet sts courses ke cuts totalling some Part-time lecturers are {heir fight as part of alarger lecturer) was abolished in ticularly sulnerable have to be retained, i48901 PENS ae nigh wel Beno oer tee cane (eek LM as rar ot asety January 1986 — though st Though , the Council clear that he escucyOve part-timers lft to etonomise eer ae eo oe ctag Cae at nei, ey as been subsequensly ~ agrees that overtime should time § {Pts Gace. OF upon. eee NC kaa eeeTfathe discovered that there was be cut before parttime (Mal |, | Sent etiTatn tree, With cutson that scale, no See Tory, Luar ane oes never any official endorse- hours, management, scem- jhowid be Ihe coke STE one's job is eoing 10 be safe controlled authorities. retreat into the futuge. DENET am Ot iat cde ingly ‘oblivious to the fact in deciding which hours to SVT IS7.” the discussions Though the rights of part- ““‘The extent of the work to first place! that partimers ate coed CM ay UmOMEsparitimers ea een eee bein Cemrctine lectures: While the Council's posi- 10 One months’ writen Since Al Ws, COMEE’ dling what measutes they can Te dea box the Labour 22 Mahe Parti unclear, tion is now highly am- notice before their hours can ANY PRT Mr the take to safeguard their Jabs, firmed by oth the Labour in Haring et asec: biguous, there is alk about be cut or that some are cd NATENE im trenhamy secure thet basic employ: Be cre BS: UE meee inrning, the “12 oar covered bythe Employment Sl Brae Soca parr met Sas, ae Me Cee feat OF katows mem picks oll one ave, Talc’ despite the fact that Proveton Act, has opted COUCEE los oor eacsng against he ois n Haringey firing with the Tories, they tine, there have’ been the LEA has not given for> reducing parttime "Ss ston Minar y pana ce vreaffirming the fact that teperied cases Of some management the authority contracts. ee

mer At Tottenham College, “timers “are being given

take ona greater importance the cuts in Haringeysthe ef- than ever before.

partiimers are still the last NATFHE members losing to do so. in one department, part Fired and first Ged. All their hours and_ others

This comes against a josing half or more of their vackdrop of a Tory govert- hours, often in cases where (0) n on ra) n e ment Be has sought to those hours account for me

At the beginning of Teaching unions felt

Ciaploying part-timers — number of these part-timers By Debbie James : seers wala er eeop io geld. are: angle paren: who win | Octotwr, the West Be OS very bitter about LEA's Feview of eauestion ft Ofand often nor-anionised pow be facing extreme | London Teachers then looked in more dete! wsiesm in invoducing — [Cngon, further expose

‘by reducing their employ- hardship. Association, 2 branch S of the

meni security Until the change in eader- | of the NUT, organised t. ‘would not seem ship, Haringey Council had | a one day conference

unreasonable {0-_ expect committed iself to impcov- | to discuss education in

Labour Authorities t0 ing the conditions of part | London.

Faounise that parttimers, time lecturers. We. in turn, | “Trade Unions, parents

tho cons we of felt that if any authority | govemors, ILEA members

the British workfor srould protect part-timers, it | 2° craderes were

fsic employment rights; or would be an authority com- | jovoived in wide ranging

seulio. | eicunis aucune ieee” | Goan cemmayeres Sree. teens:

services, such as Haringsy.. | equeation service required recent controversies over

Seeing i 55 50 SRE | OY ae ot tomeere Equal Opportunities. ex

the unwillingness of ILEA 0 fight for socialist education policies The plenary debate constantly reiterated the for a regular forum rt of discussion

governors, teachers 3

Much of the Conference inevitably much apsrent acau' ‘ oe a Education Reform Bill sowest attempt, through initiatives. Nei — poled

with Stephen Ball leading | orf the debate with 2 detaied analysis of the

Sssion, to break up the speech at a frin meeting of the Labour Party Conference was seen as a clear attempt in London there by ILEA to become riticigm of acceptable in the eyes of the government.

for Saturday 14th November. Anyone interested in being involved should ring 470 9780 for further information.