SocialistAction 1983–88

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

Tories and prepare for war

Socialist Action No. 14, 17 June 1983 · p. 16 of the scan · 635 words

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cher the labour movement.

The changes in the Tory Cabinet are part of a plan by Thatcher to increase inc arcady CulUL" mous powers of the Prime Minister'g office Among other measures she is taking is the abolition of the Cabinet 'Think Tank' and its relocation in the Prime Minister's office.

The sacking of Pym from the Foreign Office amounts to the removal of minor malatious within the leadership, the sanctification of the core of leadership around Thatcher, Lawson and Tebbit.

Tebbit being kept as the Employment minister is not a sign of disfavour: the Tories intena lo introduce their legislauon in une nst session of the ParliaBICW ment. Tebbit will LaNC charge of the front line for Thatcher.

Thatcher has now surrounded herself with men who think as she does.

ine government s popuiality declines she is making sure Ludl divisions schisms in the Cabinet are kept to a minimum.

The changes the SDP leadership were inelection rèsults.

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Address: THE CABINET changes made by Margaret Thatand Roy Jenkin's surrender of the Social Democratic Party leadership to David Owen are signs that both parties are preparing for battle with Halfway through campaign the SDP ped its strategy of trying to appeal to the electoral base of both parties and Roy Jenkins, the author of the was demoted. sulalcay, A full scale attack was on the Labour vote wile use resul the Alliance moved from 14 per cent in the opinion polls to 25 per cent of the vote.

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His leadership coup its Alliance will means that, dropmechanism for promoting the idea reform, the SDP will step up their allacks Labour Partv and their ap. proaches to the right wing LIC bureaucracy.

That's who collaborate with the like Grantham, to be ariven out labour movement leaderclosely ship. His ruthlessness in this respect should be emulated by the rank and file of the labour movement.

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missile silos at publication. election, said that CND would come and jail on the blockades of the missile sites. Wembley conference centre last weekend nuclear policies of the new Thatcher goverIn the same hall where rabid Tories had bayed approval for Kenny Everett's 'Let's 3000 CND activists applauded Joan Ruddock Thatcher had no mandate for the deployment of cruise and TriApplause came too for fire fighters leader Ken Cameron when he 'We must get the message to the shop floor, because after all it is trade unionists who are putting in the Bruce Kent, explaining that the issues of had not really been discussed in the general behind the thousands of people who were willing to accept fines CND SAYS WE'RE STILL IN BUSINESS' TOCE WE STOP THE

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