SocialistAction 1983–88

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

Spot the villains

Socialist Action No. 41, 20 January 1984 · p. 11 of the scan · 397 words

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page 11 of the scan

own dispute has raised their understanding of how important solidarity action is.

If other unions supported our action, everyone would know it's working. Now's the time to implement all the steps to make our action a sucCess COLLIERY WHERE I WORK Send this form to Miners' Ballot, The Sun, Freepost, London EC4B 4NP this special Sun poll. it is contidential and i « Yes or No * This is your firs chance to decide whi The Col Boad 32 an overtim oppose pit c cont results as soon as possible The NGA and The Sun listening when Harold Wilson warned about the 'evil men' surrounding prospective for Chesterfield. Harold is an expert on such people. Always anxious to reward honesty, diligence business sense he knighted two chaps called Kagan and No Comment FINALLY I reproduce without comment the appearec An Phoblacht/Republican on January 1984. 'The British lefties of the Workers Revolutionary Party - LTO1*I the medium of their mealy mouthpiece News Line have declared themselves (again) outraged by the IRA's London bombings.

When things were quie in the that "unreservedly IRA to struggle agains British imperialism by Statever mean the see But when "means' gets too close to home they tend to forget their 'principles hurl all kind of abuse the equal of any Plee Street hysteria Perhaps im pathise with thrastic only drastic like bombs Miller. The first guy use o make Harold's rain Then of Her became a guest of Majesty Mr Miller blew his brains out just before Scotland Yard 'felt his collar' for getting his hands caught which they object to, but the revolutionaries ready to scream abuse at any foreign-linked activity which encroaches on Brush comrolls — cycl the price of a cuppa!

In News Line January, they slam the Indian government to restricting tea exports so as to reduce the DIICC U tea at home, whilst caus ing a rise in price in Britain Most of us would hardly begrudge the Indian people cheaper tea even if it is a temporar election gimmick by Mrs Gandhi and perhaps we should concern ourselves more with the exploitation of tea planto pro duce our favourite beverale But not News Line. Claiming that tea prices will 'rocket' by market hat it will hit the packet they pocket' of 'millions of working-class families'

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