No Lib-Lab pacts | Socialist Action 1983

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next election, if the Tories are defeated and no party tempt to open a discussion on coalitionism.

Labour is not Steel also makes it clear that the price for an agreement with the Alliance will not simoly be a abou programme 'sanitised' of policies such tionalisation, but agree ment "priority package' of proposals to deal with the economy and a legislative programme.

To make the point absolutely clear, steel relers back to the Lib-Lab pac with Wilson Callaghan the 74-79 government.

Then, in return for support from the Liberals and, it should be added, Ulster Unionists the government introduced CONOMIL austerity measures.

These measures reduced working living standards by 10 per cent in two doubled unemployment. It led directv to the "winter oi discontent', Labour defeat at the polls in 79, Thatcherism The Lib-Lab pact and the austerity programm was ushered in by the sterl Mr sin events and ther intervention followed. Steel Kinnock that a minority have to face 'a lack of in ternational confidence ie., capitalist-inspired economic crisis. The with a sudden start I awoke and heaved a THE OPEN letter from David Steel to Neil Kinnock on the question of a coalition government atter the has an overall majority in parliament, is a clear atSteel openly threatens to form a coalition with the Tories willing to play ball with the British ruling preparing for a possible defeat for the Tories at the next election. For the ruling class the issue is not Thatcher, but ThatIf the Tories fail at the general election they to ensure that the basic programme of Thatcher is carned 0i. Even a right wing Labour government ' Is not an accentable instru ment for this. The left WILLS IS Alliance is therefore vital in holding the balance of power, and using it to force on to course that will help weaken and demoralise the working prepare the way for an even more virulent form of Thatcherism.

answer this proposal must be the firmest possible rejection. InIs means not simply a formal reply repudiating Alliance, but a clear pro gramme SOCIALISI policies that makes an agreement impossi ble. The left in the party fight to stop the drift to the unions - 11L1D the righ party policy and to refound the party as of the working class in the way suggested by and Heffer elsewhere in these pages. to figure out whi felt so relieved!

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