SocialistAction 1983–88

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

75,000 march against apartheid

Socialist Action No. 174, 6 November 1987 · pp. 4-5 of the scan · 353 words

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A conference organised by the Labour Women's Action Committee Saturday 21 November Speakers include:

Diane Abbott MP, Diana Jeuda NEC/USDAW, Rose Lambie TUC/COHSE, Ann Pettifor, Jo Richardson MP, Audrey Wise MP ocil town na gistration: 43 and 6 BLACK DEMONSTRATORS, including those pictured here, joined the SWAPO and ANC contingents at the head of Anti-Apartheid Movement national march through London on Saturday 24 They were told: 'We've got to make it absolutely crystal clear we wIll not tolerate any attempts the Botha regime in tron ue coe dy Denue arad MP.

A massive 75,000 pedestosea by oint the demonstration, that want further 4000 marched in a paralel demonstration Cardiff.

The previous weeks had been marked by Thatcher the Vancouver Commonwealth summit openly opposing sanctions, inen Thatcher offensive to brand National as 'terThe icing on few days when three people arrested plotting to kidnap top ANC readers had the charges against SWAPO president Sam Nujoma, and ANC department head Johnstone Makatin were joined NUS presiLestor representing national ecutive, TUC general secretary, Norman® Willis and transport union leader Ron Toddas ; well as AAM president, Bishop Trevor Huddleston.

major part of the was made of young people, UaL" ticularly students. Significantly the contingents were stronger and broader than Apartheid in June last vear contingent was organised the Nicaragua Solidarity Camthe slogan Valele ulluCI 'Boycott South Africa not

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THE STOCK market crash of 1987 has been presented in the press as some sort of 'act of god' arriving for in explicable reasons. Alternatively it has been portrayed as something solely concerning share prices which will not affect the Socialist Action 6 Nov 1987 The results are inflationary - the amount of money in the economy increases more rapidly than the supply of goods and services and inflationary tendencies result.

The US government under Reagan, fearing inflation after the experience of •Ine 19/0s Sel budget deficit by different means — by vast borrowing from abroad. Between 1980 and 1986 the United States turned from a country with net foreign assets

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