I WRITE to add my signature to your national appeal against political vetting and victimisation.
Socialists and trade umonists snould now especially be on their quare deans me moves by employers and state agencies who pose some potential threat to the increasing y reactionary and anti-democratic policies of the Thatcher Government.
We should demand that the TUC General come do me cadet. ship of the Labour Parsupport to victimised workers but should come to the forefront in defending those who are penalised for carrying out trade union activities and for advocating socialist ideas.
After all, it is their total failure to effectively fight the Tories and combat the ideas behind Thatcherism that has allowed the general political scene in Britain to shift sharply to the right.
It's not that ThatChernas wone arguments: the failure ot the lUC and the PLP to mount a credible fight back since 1979 has allowed the New Right to present itself on the centre stage of British politics as though its ideas were mainstream, reasonable and 'moderate.
Hence the ease with which workers at plants like Cowley are disposed of by the management.
early 1970's it would have been unthinkable for the bosses to have done it without provoking a major shutcown or muustry.
However, whatever the difficult circumstances trade unionists and socialists now find themselves in, it is important not to accommodate what some have described to me as Thatcher's wrecking of the economv wil ultimately be her government's downfall and we must be ready, and strong, to ensure that not only is there a Labour government, but no repetition of the betrayals of Wilson, Callaghan and Healey, which have turned millions from Labour, in desperation and disillusionment, in the past.
TAGGART Member of Leeds City Council, Chair Leeds North CLP.
Tam in my non still a Labour Party socialist by youthful connotwithstanding my affiliation through my membership of NUPE.
I shall shortly renew Socialist Action as I find much of interest and make use of it by reproduction and quotation in the local CND group, which just will not will win with ...but not with leaders like Healey and Callaghan.
Television The British army have not solved the crises but become part of it. WE WOULD like to inform you of the formation of the Jaguar facLabour Party.
At the beginning of the year, Labour Party members in the plant felt there was a need to strengthen the campaign for Labour's socialist:
›olicies on the shol We believe we are the first factory branch in the West Midlands and as such we are treading new ground.
We would welcome from readers interested in setting up a tactor branch or who have experiences they wish to share with us.
J MCNICHOLAS, Secretary, Jaguar fac
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Labour Party branch at Jaguar