Conference report

The third national conference of Liberty and Solidarity was held in Glasgow on 26th and 27th September. This conference marked a year since our first national conference in Sepetember 2008. Over the intervening year Liberty and Solidarity members have been involved in organisations and campaigns such as London Coalition Against Poverty, the Save our Blood Service Campaign, the Industrial Workers of the World, the Scottish Tenants Organisation, the National Shop Stewards Network and others. It has been a busy year in which our branches in Reading and London have consolidated and our geographic reach has spread. We now have members in London, Reading, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Cardiff, Bristol, Birmingham and Sheffield.

With our class reorganising in the face of major attacks, this conference represented an organisation facing the future. Entirely new policy papers were passed covering Media and Housing. Existing policies were evaluated for success and re-affirmed. Constitutional amendments on a whole host of issues passed, increasing our effectiveness. Sunday featured an internal seminar where we had a lively and informative discussion on our industrial strategy, agreeing ambitious plans for the year ahead. The conference was attended by the majority of members as well as by a number of observers from organisations in which we are involved and from our sister organisation in Ireland, the Workers Solidarity Movement.

The discussions and decisions reached at the third National Conference of Liberty and Solidarity set us on an the road to further growth, consolidation and above all, progress, over the coming year.