SocialistAction 1983–88

The paper of the Socialist League, formerly the International Marxist Group, 1983–88

Who's backing Europe?

Socialist Action No. 127, 17 January 1986 · p. 7 of the scan · 260 words

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AS THE Westland saga unfolded, labour leaders from Neil Kinnock to Sheffield council leader David with the 'Britain needs the Eurotelevision apperances, they joined the chorus of those conning British workers to back the bid of the five turers for the ailing Westland comBritish Aerospace and GEC chair, James Prior was reponsible for minister• Dutch defence minister, the West German delence secretary defence minister. The European comthe carve-up of the European steel insteel jobs — described the SikorskyJanuary observed: "The governabout itself than most people suppose. There is blood on the moon Under the headline 'A very resignation', The Times editorial said government is a subject of widespread concern among the Conservatives ai 'The prime minister's mode of TUCKED away 'miscellany' colum dian letter page of 7 January was an observation from a Cambridge reader which is worth investigation. He noted the limits forced on the American over the supply of military equipment to South Africa.

He then claims: 'If Sikorski buy What do Scargill and A DAFT question think. But AUEW-TASS general secratary Ken Gill complained on television that the vultures of the press were treating poor Heseltine like they did Scargill in 1985.

Multi-millionaire Heseltine must be cheered by such support. Heseltine is head of a f50 million publishing empire and has £750,000 mansion in Oxfordshire, a 11l What the editors said Thatcher must try to South Africa connection?

in the Westland, of the Guar- helicopter it.' government total British Heseltine have in common?

might modest holiday worth £100,000 400 acres of farm stables.

three homes

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