SocialistAction 1983–88

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

An appeal to the people of Chesterfield

Socialist Action No. 128, 24 January 1986 · pp. 7-8 of the scan · 282 words

The scan: 128-jan-24-1986-SA-UK.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 7 of the scan

houses, the land and all the comwhich dominate our industrial system, and the development of new forms of social owner* A shorter working week and * The establishment, as of right, of a comprehensive welfare system safeguard the living * The elimination of all discrimi* The introduction of a system of like to taxation which will radically reduce inequalities of ble. We appeal to all those in Chesterfield who share these aims, to work with us for to help to realise them and we invite all those who would do so, to join us as individual members so as to assist, in a practical way, to make this possiafter the Maltby pit disaster, when 28 men lost their lives. In the first three months I was there, one of the lads I was working with was run over by a tub and was killed; I was the first to find him.

pony that was wild (a lot of ponies WelC wild). My might have killed me. ment did not care two hoots abom children or adults safety; they were serving the private owners.

to improve safety. But it was not until we had a national union and the pits were nationalised that we saw any improvement in conditions and safetv I remember Cresford, miners lost their lives and they put it down to an act of god.

Markham Main disasters;

page 8 of the scan

I WANT to analyse the place that American capitalism assigns to EuroSocialist Action 24 January 1986 the The American Socialists doing? Let us mand it now.' They French million franc any demanding this not through the will and strength of the French proletariat, but in the name of

← The policies we wantTerry French →

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