Long | Socialist Action 1983

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The Labour movement faces a long hard struggle to lay the eturn of a Labour govert The right have shown that they will not fight. It will be up to the left to build a movement which can give leadership. This will mean turning strengths of the Labour Party to bear the industrial battles which undoubtedly break O'! The POEU has taken a stand against privatisation of British Telecom.

Their decision to approach other public sector unions to fight a coordinated battle against without necessarily waiting for the TUC shows the direction that needs to be taken. But Pr political is an intenselabour left must also join forces in the battle that the POEU will be waging.

Only such an active policy of going out, forg ing links in struggle, unions and the Party at all levels can lay the basis for rebuilding showing in PacE Marc RICHARD BALFEE LIZ FREUTHA HELEN JOHNERCATHY ASHTON