from Alec Acheson ee The first meeting of the newly formed Leicester C.S.E. was held on Tuesday
City Labour Party, outlined the origins, aims and purpose of the C.S.E. His pungent discourse stimulated a useful discussion - and future plans were formulated. A wet night, General Election backwash and closeness to Easter could excuse the attendance of a dozen in a big city, despite intensive leafletting of the Wilson Election Rally and direct approaches to some two dozen social-~ ists. However, the sparseness of numbers ‘surely demonstrated the need for grassroots work, down-to-earth educational activity and sus tained examination of the workings of the “affluent society" where chronic euphoria and : continued full-employment mask the deep-seated economic weakness of British industry. We have a serious . nu@leus of trade unionists and Labour Party workers who already want to prepare the movement for the critical times ahead. ith the cooperation of University members some pioneer research and survey projects will be undertaken, “Organise, educate, agitate and the future is ours,”