TO THI as Sheffield, Lambeth or the GLC can't win on their own nor can Liverpoo Thatcher her cabinet are out to pick the councils off one by one, doing what cold Hungarian 'communist leader described salamm lacuc. One option Jenkin is deliberating about is using the first year of rate capping in as mild a way DOSSIDIC create conditions 'divide and rule' He would demand minimal cuts in jobs, tempting the councils into cooperating, ten une nexi year the screw would be tightened. 'worst of the spenders' would be taken separately with Liverpool of course coming top for hitting Such a policy would give Neil Kinnock's policy of 'staying within the law' life line and could if successful break united LaDOlI resistance This is why the labour movement Illusi oaCk Liverpool but also why 'heroic go-it alone policy from Liverpool won't do The way to defeat rate cap ping and the destruction of jobs and services that will follow in its wake, is bi united action. David Blunkett is right when he says 'We don't want martyrdom we waltt A victory. .can must be won But it must start by all-out backing for Liverpool's policy of not setting a legal budget and it can b guaranteed by the other threatenec administrataking same 'illegal' road. With united backing from the laboul movement Liverpool can
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