from Alan Rooney The official report of the Manchester Socialist Conference states s"Ninety people attended. Eighty were from the Manchester area and ten were from other parts of the country as followss Nottingham 3, Sheffield 2, Crawley 2, Hull 1, Oxford University 1 and Bradford Techinal College 1. Among those present were individuals associated with ward and constituency Labour Parties, trade union branches and trades councils, covering engineering, plumbing, furniture, foundries, print, mining, clerical, woodworkers and bricklayers, the Young Socialists, NALSO and student societies at Manchester University and College of Commerce, Labour's Voice, the British Council for Peace in Vietnam, the New Left, the Communist Party and the YCL, the Manchester Campaign for Comprehensive Education, the Centre for Socialist Education, the International Socialism group and the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and Youth CNDeeecee "Professor Worsley was in the chair and, in opening the Conference, he thanked the AEU for the hire of the hall, and the TGWU, ASSET and the Centre for Socialist Education who had sent copies of their policy statements for distributionese" after discussion "the following motions were submitted and put to the vote,
'That the Menchester Socialist Conference shall work for the establish-
ment of a new political movement based on socialist principles, composed
of all socialist sections within Britain, with a view to attaining
political power in order to bring about a socialist order within our
society.e! "Moved by C.A. Farrer and seconded by A. Fowler, On being put to the vote this was defeated overwhelmingly.
'This conference agrees to establish the Manchester Socialist Confere-
nee, The Manchester Socialist Conference should discuss the question
of affiliation to the national Centre for Socialist Education, but
should never allow itself to become a mere discussion group, but in
every sphere should attempt to inform and provide all possible assist-
ance to working class and socialist struggles," "Moved by J. Lee and seconded by C. Barker, On being put to the vote this was carried with one abstention, "A motion on comprehensive edna@tion was moved by J. Hall and was referred to the committee, to be appointed, with the agreement of the mover, Suggestions re a subscriptions scheme and proposals for activity, made in the course of the discussion, were referred to the committee. "The following were elected to serve on the committees Colin Barker, Ken Bodfish, Bruce Bebbington, Maurice Butler, Rosalind Delmar, Chris Farrer, John Hall, John T, Hull, Ross Hill, Phil Jackson, Dick Nettleton, Alan Rooney, Geoffrey Ne Smith, Ted Woolley and Peter Worsley.
The following emergency resolution was accepted and adopted unanimously:
tThat, having heard of the expulsion from the Labour Party of Ken
Coates by West Nottingham Constituency Labour Party, for the expression
of socialist opinions, this meeting is dismayed to note the emergence
of the Labour Party as the party of intolerance,! "To ‘be sent to the Labour Party and Nottingham Labour Party." N.B. Enquiries about the MSC should go tos C. Barker, 43, Daisy Bank Rde, Manchester 14.