Socialist Action1988Socialist Action No. 181, July 1988Irony
Socialist Action No. 181, July 1988 · pp. 2-3 of the scan · 130 words
The scan: 181-July-1988-SA-UK.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)
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the economic policy which ha kept the labour movemen on its back for nine years is going to have to be adjusted Furthermore Lawson's policy implies rate of done theed ange rate the pound anc therefore running the risk of inflation from the higher price of imported goods. A combination of higher inflation and rapidly rising manufacturing would simultaneously antagonise the labour movement and place it in a stronger bargaining position.
It is a great irony by Thatcher's greatest interna tional ally, Ronald Reagan has presided over the policies that are beginning just beginning, to undermine the base of Thatcher's economic success. For the first time for nine years the tide of economic events is ao numing no Thatcher against Thatcher government.
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Socialist Action July 1988