memoe free control in generai cechions over their unions. Real union democracy THE Tories walll to means the active participa'democratise' our unions. tion ot the mass of They've waited some members in decision maktime to do this, ensuring ing at all levels. that mass unemployment The other major would undermine the 'reform' in this package numerical strength will be to reduce the millancy ot the unon. Partv's funding before they attempt to members by really put the knife in. effectively destroying the Giving union members present, voluntary, 'greater control over their unions' is another way of able to wore to step you are political levy. And workmate will yOul explaining that there must be secret ballots before filiating the any strike or industrial ac- Party - very democratic. tion. It seems likely that the This will, of course, TUC true to form, will allow unions to defend decide negotiate the their members much more degree of their destruction easily: 'Well, I realise that with the Tories. machine dangerous, •We should talk with any Fred, but you'll just have government. We should stay on it for a few talk to them to see if weeks until we organise a secret ballot'. thwhile in return Bosses will be able to Terry Duffy (AUEW) sue unions, and union of- Fortunately, not all ficials tor losses incurred union leaders are prepared during strikes or actions to play dead: where ballots aren't held.
'We shall resist these proThey are proposing a ban posals, taking extraon strikes in essential ser- parliamentary action if vices. we must, against attempts The unions should be o remove amous. democratised. and union In my view they conleaders elected regularly stitute straight forward and subject to recall, but violation of civil rights'.
cannot Arthur Scargill (NỮM)
Legislation will be in- Telecom' to the highest troduced to prepare for bidder (see report on page the introduction of 16? of the fight against the private finance into na- Bill).
tionalised industries. But although the fight THE government are go- of Telecoms workers will ing. reintroduce be the immediate focus oi notorious Telecom- the fight against privatisamunications Bit and selll tion, the lories are aiming off 51 per cent of British at a much larger range of Legislation will brought forward to provide a selective scheme to curb excessive rate creases local authorities, and to provide a generar power jor the limitation of rate infor all authorities.
Proposals will be prepared for the abolition of the GLC and the metropolitan county councils. Legislation will be introduced to reform the organisation public transport in London.
The CONSERVATIVE SUN-RAY TREATMENT publically owned industry and services than this.
Their plans for local government, the health service, education council house sales are all linked to a drive to replace essential services with profit chasing.
In love to has been on.
massive But along rate money The Rail, British National ing off would dearly they have an unpopular way round callDaleil.
can be by going This benetit local roposed abo , the North Sea oil, the Bus Company inposition to these and other plals "Taking London Trans port away from the GLC and placing it under a non-elected quango will present cheap fares policy and see higher fares and worse services 'We will do everything in our power to resist this outrageous take-over by central government and will be launching a major campaign to resist these Ken Livingstone (GLC, CRADLE TOOLD ACE CONSERVATIVES Maternity Welfare Beller heals insur ae зна дое телякин ві ми VOTE CONSERVATIVE dustry and services to the highest bidder, they aiming to decimate them by closures withdrawal of subsidies.
To me neiin partiving following close on the heels of their almost total destruction of the steel industry.
The press have mad much of these proposals In Northern Ireland, my government will continue to give the-highest priority to law and order. Through orater Assembly, the Northern Ireland will continue to be offered a framework for participation in local democracy and political progress on the basis of widespread acceptance throughout the Coll munity ROUGHLY translated, this of 1984-style newspeak reads as follows.
We don't have any new ideas what to do about the nationalist resistance. in the North What we do know is that our army Can Con tinue to murder people Arms and war My government will ... modernise the existing nuclear deterrent (Trident) neal int deployment of cruise and Pershing the end of 1983 con tinue Jully to discharge their obligations to the the Falkland people o Islands.
SO IF all else goes wrong Thatcher will at least be in a position to help the US to blow up the world. Or perhaps if the resolute approach looks like flagging, they could start a war with Spain over Gibralta, with the present laws. Legal Action Group with plastic bullets, and terrorise them into accepting British rule To give an impression of democracv have your own Assembly If some of you stubbornly refuse to participate, we will think up yet anothe pretend-democrati scheme to give the impression we're doing something. 'Sinn Fein stood in the election on a radical republican platform, in the socialist republican tradition of Connolly and Pearse. 'We are winning and we will be victorious in driv. ing the British out of Gerry Adams MP (see page 7)
China over Hong Kong? 'The Tories have no mandate for installing the missiles. As far as CND is concerned, the general election hasn't changed a Lung 'We are organising a ma jor demonstration on 22 October which will show the Conservative government that in going ahead with their plans to install the missiles, they are ac ting against the wishes of the majority of the population Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
Socialist Action 1 July 1983