Glasgow demo: A golden opportunity missed | Socialist Action 1983

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AROUND 7000 people marched through Glasgow city centre last Saturday solidarity with the miners. Almost every important West of Scotland workplace or union, and most of its Labour Parties, were represented. Unfortunately this wasn't a mass demonstration each delegation numbered in dozens rather than hundreds.

Tony Southall, Hillhead Labour Party That was marked contrast to une work-ady of action backing. the miners on 9 May. Then large numbers of rank and file unionists, wno had been through a political debate and concluded that up of more than 20,000.

Speakers on Saturday were Mick McGahey, Donald Dewar (Labour's spokesperson).

Jimmy Milne (secretary of the STUC), two womers suoDor Commul• tee representatives who got Unfortunately none of these dealt with following the decisions of the rUC by extending solidarity action. In particular, coals supplie action in response to scab labour at Hunterston went unmentioned.

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Socialist Action 21 September 1984