View from THE RE-ELECTION of Thatcher's government has made George Orwell's 1984 much HO TE likely. Already this we' ve seen a real move to the right which, in my opinion, brings a British police state closer.
The massive level of unemployment has been used, especially in areas like Merseyside, to frighten workers in jobs into accepting low wage sensemens Obviously hundreds of people chasing onv a tev jobs has a demoly conitent, constituency is a typical dockland inner ciarea. It has the unenvole Tecoe or savne the highest level of male unemployment Britain, according official government statistics: around per Calil And in certain areas of the constituency, the real level of unemployment is anything between per cent.
That's horrendous anybody's standards. Husu be levels the highest the western world.
We are about to lose 1100 more jobs due to the closure British-American Tobacco. This factory is just around the corner from the Tate and Lyle sile 2000 jobs were lost only where nearly two years ago.
Toxteth is now in my constituenev. where high unemployment and bad environmental conditons led to rots in 1981. Margaret Thatcher has lakeu no miciest l lrying to save jobs in Merseyside, she's washhel hands any responsibility for the alca High unemployment has also been used to at. tack the unions first the vational Graphical Association, now the Cheltenham GCHQ. The behaviour of Mrs Thatcher Geoffrey aliu Howe over the question of workers' Ickililiale right to belong to a trade union is disgraceful. State These attacks hand in hand with strengthening the state. First the government is intending to attack local with the abolition of the GLC and metropolitan councils, and by introducing rate But they tapanle taking measures in addi tion to these.
They have strengthened the powers of the police with cent Prevention of Terrorism Act. And now it stands for a full five