SocialistAction 1983–88

The paper of the Socialist League, formerly the International Marxist Group, 1983–88

Struggle

Socialist Action No. 82, 14 December 1984 · p. 2 of the scan · 243 words

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10 March deadline Manoeuvres will be proposed involvBridge shop groups, constituency Labour for wreaths etoe.

But now the NUM is faced with a much more difficult task than the summer. Precisely because the UC Congress resolutions would win the strike, and the Labour Party conference policies did back Willis, Kinnock and their supporters intention whatever of implementing and carrying through these policies.

This has been made transparently clear every field over the last two months. • While there have been steps forward on boycott of delivery of new coal in stations no nationally effective has been taken on the use of coal substitutes above all the vast increase oil GMBATU, nave put out formal cir culars on this but not secured, and failed to campaign for, effective action.

This is despite the fact the TUC policy is easy to deliver in terms of where to concentrate. The GLC report on the situation in the power stations, as well other tive action at less than 13 scab heartland of the Midlands, would secure power cuts. But the TUC has made no systematic campaign oriented to these power stations at all.

• Norman Willis David Basnett nave lagrantl disregarded Congress policy not to speak of the declarations of open scabs such as Eccles and Lyons which have passed without criticism from the general council. TUC Congress policy was 'total support' to the miners. But instead Willis has spent his attacking 'violence' Basnett proposing

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