DAVID STEEL is the first ruling class politician to address realities of the forthcoming general election.
Speaking on last Sunday's World programme he admitted that the SDP/Liberal Alliance was not likely to win an outright majority, but thought it pro bable that they would balance of power in a hung parliament.
Conditions Accordingly he laid out his conditions for assisting either the Labour Party or the Tories to form a government.
Steel was not whistling in the dark. According to him the question of coalition has been broached to him in 'vague conversations, hints and jokes by Michael Tories too have approached him on the basis that a link-up with the Alliance would be a means of changing the Tories' economic policies.
In our opinion this confirms the incorrectof the week by discussion on organising moves within the leadership of the Labour Party and trade unions was defeatist talk.
Active The topic is under active discussion within members of the Communist Party. The rank and file must be forewarned!
Coalitionism would spell the end of any commitment by Labour leaders, Labour conference policy. As David Steel con firmed the first casualty would be withdrawal from the EEC.
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advice offered to our readers last Tony Benn when he asserted that against coalitionist. certain however vague, to Tony (Chairperson, Leamington and Warwick Trades Union Council) 'GREETINGS to Socialist Action. The objectives you have set reflect the urgen ple.
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