IT'S ODDS ON now for a June election. Thatcher's advisors probably calculating that as far as unemployment and the economy are concerned things will only be worse in October.
If after the local elections the gauntlet is thrown down, the labour movement must seize it with both hands.
The opinion polls are consistently over-estimating Tories real support, and even in the polls the Tory lead is narrowing.
Chance A real chance exists throwing out the Tories Labour campaigns on the central issues of unemployment nuclear disarmament. Labour has to throw its full weight behind the campaigns and activities on these questions in the next few months.
This means backing: • YCND's carnival on 7 May Day of Action on disarmament on 24 May • The People's March for Jobs which ends with a huge rally in London on 5 June has home the message unal question of unemployment and disarmament are linked.
to electoral the of if ON THE MARCH The same system, the same policies responsible for prohammer ducing the insanity of nuclear the weapons and war is exactly the same system which unemployment on a vast scale. Capitalism in crisis always produces unemployment drives towards war.
If the Tories win again it will mean zooming five million without jobs and more and more missiles Many of the voters in this election will be young people voting for the first time. Rejection missiles and the Tories warmongering iS popular with the youth.
Rally That's why Labour and the LPYS should throw weight behind Youth CND's rally in Brockwell Park on 7 May. This will be YCND's first mass rally and Labour can only gain by backing it.
Throughout May, and into June, the People's March for Jobs will be winding its way through the country.
Parties and the whole trade union movement should be ensuring that the People's March is a huge crusade which captures the imagination of the whole country. AGAINST April to 5 June.
marches pass through TORIES march Scotland to London election year. is absolutely produces tion period.
towards General possibility Trident immensely its full JOBS SOCIALIST ACTION will be making a major effort to bring you all information about Peoples March for Jobs from 23 in particular well be aiming march • Profile the different areas that the main march and the feeder • Have correspondents with the Foot and Murray didn't want the People's March in an Their approach wrong. can only gain by a mass campaign on unemployment which goes on throughout the elecSupport for the 24 May can day of action for disarmament is snowballing. If the action is backed by the Women's TUC and the TUC Council there's of action up and NOT • Carry weekly roundups of the march including local rallies and support action: • Have a six week long sales drive for the paper during the Socialist Action correspondents and sales organisers throughout the should prepare regular coverage of the plan sales arives throughout its duration.
down the country by women, backed by the labour movement, against the missiles. It can stretch out to tens thousands of women who want a nuclear-free future.
Labour can win if it goes on the offensive. Labour activists take up these campaigns here and now, with or without the support of Labour leaders. This type of campaign, adby Socialists for Labour Victory, is the road to victory.
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