THE LIST of trade union leaders who called for votes for Alliance candidates in the election grew to include Roy Grantham last week. In the latest issue of the APEX journal he urged a 'tactical' vote for Liberal candidates where they defeating the Tories.
intesınan Time for tactical voting Powerful support from this came from a whole procession of journals including the Statesman which openly revealed their colours by endorsing tactical voting.
The campaign for tactical voting both anticipated and contributed to Labour's widely expected defeat at the polls.
In circumstances were claiming that they were the only force that could beat Thatcher nationwide, the call for a tactical voting amounted to a vote for the Alliance everywhere.
However Grantham's call should come as no surprise. with Williams, Owen and Rogers when they were still in the Labour Party with others like Frank Chapple, Bill Sirs and Terry Duffy.
All have been pressing for the unions to loosen their ties with Labour in a return to the Lib-Labism of union leaders before the Labour Party was formed as a mass party.
After the election they intend to pursue their campaign, aiding and abetting the attacks on the Labour Party announced by both the Tories and the Alliance.
The right wing in the union defeated as recent experience in the rail and telecom unions has shown.
The building of Broad Lefts committed to fighting policies and the democratisation of the unions is the way to do it.
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