UNISON women, the SWP, and the vote to support rape victims
Cath Elliott
Posted on February 22, 2013
There’s been some discussion online about last Saturday’s debate at UNISON’s National Women’s Conference on Motion 30: Support Rape Victims not Rape Deniers, so as the original mover of the motion at #unwc13 I thought perhaps it might be time for me to give my take on it all. * * * Personal Background First though, some personal background. The Socialist Workers Party was the first political party I ever got involved with. It was back in the early 80′s when I was 13/14 years old and just starting to get interested in politics. I’d written off to the Anti-Nazi League, whose address I’d found printed on the inside sleeve of the latest Tom Robinson Band album, and someone from the ANL who lived…
