From a yelp to a whimper | Socialist Action 1983

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FOR A FEW hours 'Bolshevism' stalked• the potted plants and palm trees at TV-am's £4/½ million headquarters at Camden Lock.

When five people whose salaries range up £70,000 a vCal SCC chief sponsor Peter Jay gobbled up for breakfast can understand them becoming worried.

Anna Ford, a protesting presenter, earning around £1,000 of 275 275 -OWIiCt shares the. ITV-am described the for Jay's going 'treachery' Michael Parkinson talked about it being a great sadness' hreatened to resign.

David Frost was 'totally opposed to Peter resigning and being a brave chap actually said SO.

Angela Rippon was very indignant. She denounced Ine incredible shenanigans we have all witnessed the scenes'.

For a minute l actually thought we were going get aisplay ol militancy and soldarity. Wisdom But • wisdom prevailed. not get around £1,000 week rash. After she decided it lougnl was worth putting tịp Angela, who ocu urovole mus lai she would go if Peter went, bravely decided to stay the course.

Despite his 42,196 shares Collal and his wage of around TV-am £70,000 a year David still remains trouper heart. Gratefully, he quoted Peter Jay as say ing the 'show must go on' so he too will be back work next week. Michael, explaining Peter had resigned, descrioea nimsell as Jus! a hired hack' who could hardly expected STaTE downing tools and upsetting the new gaffer.

Myself, 1 cannot understand why they are indignant. The man with the axe, MP Jonathan Aitken, is only exercising his proprietal rights.

With 91,373 Siare. and representing a family LilaL over million into the company. According to the rules of the game he has sack and remove who he wants.

Law The five presenters all the market. Their audience 800,000 in week one to slumped 300,000 week six. What did they expect -a bonus?

The protest started as a yelp and finished with

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Socialist Action 25 March 1983 Defending the Revolution'. Hounslow socialist rorum meelng, open meeting at the West Midlands Region LP 26 March, Socialist Action Forums 'Socialist Action - A New NEWHAM Speakers: John Aitken (POEU Broad Left), Alan Socialist Action Trade