LABOUR CND is pledging its support for the People's March for Jobs We believe there is a clear link between high military spending and mass unemployment, and totally reject resemine s scurrilous smear that Labour's proposer defence cuts would lead to lob losses The Tories have boosted defence spending while slashing spending on housing, transport and — Ineir recora of job destruction now speaks for lesel.
Far from creating
exhorbitant military on the nation's resources, hindered advances in civilian technology, and been a major factor in industrial decline and job losses.
Defence spending
provides far fewer jobs per pound than doe social production; as the defence sector becomes increasingly more capitalintensive things can only go from bad to worse.
It is no coincidence that Britain has the highest defence budget among our West European Allies, the lowest productivity and the worst unemployment.
If Mr Heseltine had bothered to read Labour's manifesto he would know that Labour plans to give material support to industrial conversion plans so that no defence workers are thrown out of work.
Crucially, by diverting resources to labour-intensive and socially useful production Labour ‚Will bring back the two million jobs the Tories have destroyed.
LABOUR CND, London