Liverpool's defiance of poncies that broad fight can be mobilised around the struggles of a local Labour council. The point al which every controlled authority Call be united is the end of one financial year the beginning of the next. The action to each is the levying ot a rate A refusal to levy a rate or precept will unite each council in the same action, al the same time. face of such a challenge, the government will councillor from town and county halls, or deal with a breakdown of local government. The City of ondon, too, will face a crisis of confidence in the money market.
In Socialist Action next week we will publish a reply by Geoff Hodgson to John Harrison's sharp review of the book The Democratic Economy, and the LCC ferences each authority's financial position.
The which each authority would run out of funds if at all would differ. Confusion as to when this would happen. would weaken the united action of workforces and the local community.
Similarly, calls for mass resignations of Labour councillors poses the dangers of temporary control. Even successful re-election, does not aller the really lacing councillors, unionists or working class communities.
Majority opposition is Laboar attempt to relieve councillors of direct responsibility, leaving council workers and those in need of the services to fight Tories in control bureaucratic machine. executive replies to Barry Winter's letter of resignation that we carried two weeks ago.
Socialist Action 22 June 1984
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