SocialistAction 1983–88

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

Opposing the Youth Training Schemes

· Socialist Action No. 13, 10 June 1983 · p. 10 of the scan · 517 words

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THE ARTICLE that appeared in vour paper on 6 May about the Youth Training Schemes was timely. But shouldn't we oppose all such schemes?

The recent case of a father who is sueing Norman Tebbit makes the point.

lis son was killed after being injured on a machine he was YOU SAY that a vote for the Communist Party is a wasted vote. But who has had the last laugh?

What the Mornin Star said when the CP launched its campaign has Tened or to de absolutely true.

The fudging in the manifesto has meant that the right have been able to overturn the policies won by the left. Only the Communist candidates alc lll a busillull to say this from the hustings.

Socialists buried deep in the Labour Party are bound by the rules of the game not to say anything until the election is over and the damage has been done.

I for one am glad that there is a voice saying all UNIS B. SPEARS, London NW1 Puke purple WHY DO you publish ir puke purple rather thar socialist red?

The revolting colour (letter, SA 27 May) backs Thatcher's unjust claim territory the Malvinas — he backs her all the He does not support CM her clandestinely, but openly!

ner, not to support imperialism, not to suppult lascisil.

I am, above everything else, an antifascist.

The reason some people backed Thatcher was because they were afraid that if Argentinian forces were successful this would have vastly operating.

Under the YOPs

scheme last year six your oles uled. da suffered amputations and 3211 suffered injuries. The father i trying to prove that the Manpower Services Commission employs YOPsters.

As Graham Atwell pointed out, under the TS youth do not have they had on YOPS toll of death and injury will be even higher with no recourse to the law.

It's not enough to these soremes. They these schemes. have to be totally opposed.

DESMOND O'CONNELL, London SW1 happening but it seems to do nothing useful for the Israeli economy which is in as bad a crisis as it ever was and needs constant bailing out to the cost of US imperialism.

Occupied regions are being settled with Israeli Jews. But as their total numbers are not increasing this creates an ever growing problem for the aim of the expanded almost entirely with Jews Zionist state peopled will conscouent awkward political adjustments.

Regarding the military questions. There is a An vould leave the PLO the Bakaa isolated and forced into retreat. The interest of the Palestinian cause inererore would seem to be to prevent an Israel/ synan war loll breaking out.

Paul Lawson takes a laul Lawson lakes d very detached and neutral position over this.

Imperialism is trying.to get the Israeli conquest of the Lebanon accepted as position from which to a legitimate de lacto laclu start the war or get Assad to pull out

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A wasted vote?

nearly stopped me buying Backing Thatcher • WHEN Colin Meade

And that is his right. As is mine not to support

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