LAST WEEK lifted just one corner of the truth of the capitalist society we live in. But it did give enough of a glance to work out the rest.
No serious person who thinks about it believes the account which Thatcher gave on Monday Westland affair. Even the first opinion poll showed a three to one majority believing Thatcher had not told the whole truth on the events leading to Brittan's resignation.
It is completely inconceivable that two senior civil servants - the prime minister's personal secretary press secretary authorised the leaking of a letter from a government law officer, the solicitor general, without Thatcher indicating ner agreement.
But another pillar of Thatcherdom, Rupert Murdoch. shown concealing and cheating last week. He set up his printing plant at Wapping declaring it was to produce a new evening newspaper, The Post. ne ornon new name Murdoch intended to move his main newspapers there. Murdoch simply lying a characteristic he shares with his political friends.
Last weekend Murdoch confirmed his real intention by unilaterally, and by dictat, moving the Sun, Times, the Sunday Times, and the News of the World at Wapping. He then sacked 5000 print workers.
These people, the Thatchers and Murdochs, are liars and hypocrites. They condemn, hound, imprison, and sack those who expose their actions whether it be on the Belgrano, cruise missiles, or miners who fight tor leir Jobs. ne nateners ane Murdochs collude, conceal, and conspire themselves.
Still worse they do it in the pursuit of policies that condemn millions to unemployment, to poverty and to fear.
During the last week Kinnock completely failed to give the lead which was needed against Thatcher.
* Thatcher must go! * The Tories must go! * All out to support the print workers!
• See pages 2 and 3 for the background to Thatcher's crisis. ACTiON of the have was also was The AS ASSEMBLE
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Socialist Action 31 January 1986