The comrades who produce and maintain this Bulletin, together with other like-minded people, are organising a conference in Nottingham soon ~ the most likely date now being the 15th of April (the weekend before Baster),
The conference will consider the general political situation and the tacks of marxists together with proposals for the hardening out of the organisation of their work, Special consideration will be given to the question of Youth work and finding some means of linking the trade unicn and political strugyles, All this discussion will be organised around discussion documents. As there will be a number of comrades - - from colonial and semi-colonial countries will ho present the political problems of these comrades will related to the genyral discussion, Serious and feasible propositions will be made on all these questions,
The noed for such business-like discussion and working out of idoas is very apparent and is demonstrated by the gap between the possibilities of the present situation and the poor state the workers! movement finds itself in. That is the lesson of the one-day strikes and response from youth when given even a half-hearted lead. Those who blame the backwardness of the workers for all our probloms would do well to study the series of strikes which have followed the oneday strikes, But leadership is not a matter of mouthing phrases about being more militant - the essence of leadership is to correctly analyse the situation, drawing out the tasks and the possibilities of the situation,and putting forward a programme of action based upon slogans which will find a response from the workers (and take their consciousness forward at the same time). Factional fury and intrigue, sect politics in general (that is putting the interests of one's own particular sect above that of the movement as a whole), seeing life only through ho prism of one's own dogmatic j eas, the refusal to participate in struggle and therefore learn from action, these familiar faults can only obscure and confuse to working out of a correct political line. We hope to break with this tradition through such conferences.
One last word, wo are well aware of the limitations and problems caused by having these conferences in Nottingham only. Unfortunately, at present we haven't the facilities slsewhere, but real consideration must be given to this problem at the conference, Having said this we are sure that the comrades attending will be pleased to huar of the progress that our efforts, as humble as thoy are, have helped to facilitate, Tho attendance should be wider and more respres— ontative than ever before. We urge all readers to attend and if they have any proposals about invitass they should write immediately,
4A group of active C.N.D. supporters have formed a provisional T.U. C.N.D. Committee in Nottingham with the aim of organising the fight for unilateral policies in the various unions. So far only exploratory work has been done mit the response has been good, The secretary of the Nottingham and District Trade. Council has agreed to be president and thse aroa secretary of the Fire Brigades Union will act as secretary. Varicus help has been promised at all levels in the union organisations. A plan of action has been agreed upon, it includes concent: ation on the big six unions, plus two others which have a large mombership in . Nottingham, a panel of speakers to address branches - campaigning on tne day to day questipns (eeg. protests against the imprisonment of the six) and a local conforence to addressed by national T.U. speakers.