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Socialist Action No. 5, 16 April 1983 · p. 10 of the scan · 327 words

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armed imperialism they occaust threaten these gains for the working class.

However, and this the WRP completely fails to appreciate. real defence of the USSR is the extension tne revolution the bureaucracy has not been interested this for years.

The defence of the 328 Upper Street.

gramme which would provide convincing SOURIS alternative to Thatcherism.

If the manifesto is to paign Document it must differ the Camstronger, much stronger, weaker.

THIS is not a battle plan for storming the commanding heights of the economy, but a scheme for co-opting the trade unions into taking responsibility for • the sickness or capitalisin When the system of producton for proll la. brought us to today's crisis, why is Labour begging and bribing the pro.

expand business? Shouldn't Labour be fighting take over the major banks and , enterprises. putting them under com mon ownership workers' democratic control?

Isn't that the ons • way have rational planning and jobs for all, letters over 300 words will be cut 2XP. (Tel: 01-359 8180)

- rather than vague hopes of unemployment being belov million within five years?

Such a fight would raise many other issues. The millionaires would not submit passively to being stripped of then millions: the top civil service chiefs, the courts, the monarchy, police and I army hierarchies could all be expected to swing into action to support them.

The moveWOll mobilise the working class to meet sabotage by direct action; counterrevolutionary violence armed workers' defence.

Yet that is the consistent class stuggle alternative to the Campaign Document's new socia contract. And to build towards it now, we must with its projected unity with the bosses and the bankers to support workers in struggle, rather than spinning schemes to persuade the capitalists to hand down some crumbs.

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