Socialist Press no. 245

abour movement must act Political status for PoW's!

TROOPS OUT NOW!

PRESS

Affiliated to the Trotskyist International Liaison Committee

NO MORE

RISH

MARTYRS!

"The Republican pris- With these coulasculs ers will not compul- wores Trom nis nosoita Dea Bobby Sands last weekend rily wear British prison rebuffed an attempted inter- thes or carry out work yenuon oy burobcan numan British rights Commissioners, which the prison was designed first and fore- We wish ministration. him

HOSE

pet suduc have association with abandon ns nunger strike- ch other within the then 57 days old. nfines of the prison.. In a scathing statement Now that the Euro- ringing with hatred of British Commission dis- an imperialism, ssion is out of the way the denounced unacinallu role being played by Charles d the confusion delib- the Irish Haughey, ately created by its Accusing him tervention has cleared, "cynical manipulation" Marcella, Bobby , the political prison- call once again for Dallus woul Ul led Haughey people to support family to believe that the ir demands. British government wanted a British The govern- way out of the dilemma in which they now find them- ent has the ways and and that Com- selves, concede to

MISSONS HECLYCHLIOI

em. Until they do, the vehicle tilock-Armagh inger strike continues." the Block-Armagh

SOCIALIST

Weekly paper of the Workers Socialist League * No. 245 * 30 April 1981 * 20p hook" In reality Haughey (like other EEC capitalist govern- ments, important sections of the US ruling class, and the reactionary Vatican leaders) defused struggle could Bobby Sands' 19 Hea new wave imperialist struggle North and South of the border. to call hesita tulg openly upon the Thatcher government to concede the prisoners demands for pollt- ical status, they have made handwringotiations, and as , and at the came ume attemotea to pressurise Sands into climbdown. But having seen the way in which the ones reneged concessions 53-day which ended the hunger STIKe Dy

OTIS

before Christmas, that Sands has resolved his it the actor wine only demands are met in full. * Bobby Sands These demands for polit- ical absolutely are iustitied. supported by entire The Britisy abo stoch ent. stretch the imagination Can BoDy Dands and his fellow republican regarded prisoners criminals. They

PLIDUHICLD

alt political prisoners, jailed for their part in an ongoing war counte frowhy she would Sane. would Sands received his 14 veal nave jail sentence for the compar- offence atively minor possessing a single revolver?

Why else are the repud lican militants snatched off special squads the streets by atec ane tortured in soeck entres, subjected to special ly extended remand withou trial brought before special no-jury courts with special rules of "evidence", and sent especially down 101

MAY DAY

GREETINGS

Socialist Press sends May Day greetings to all its readers and to all workers and peasants in struggle around the world against imperialism, in particular, those imprisoned for their struggle for democratic rights and socialism.

Reconstruct the Fourth International, World Party of Socialist Revolution!

Inside: The History of May Day People's March focus on jobless total As the final stage of preparations were being made the Peoples In March for Jobs last week the unemployment figure topped the 2½ million mark for the first time since the 1930s. 10.1% of the workforce is now officially registered as unemployed-to which must ve dauca tens or mousalus of married women who are for and therefore not registered.

Tory glib A nOl despite claims that the fall in output levelled off has now coll al) profits, the rationalisation of carried through as a result of Thatcher's squeeze means even "upturn" produce jobs. the setting ThIS Peoples March is an attempt to persuade the Tory govern- British working class remain sentences to the Long Kesh ment to chance course an OI an isolated minority. funnel huge sums of public This road spending into creating new Armagh women's gaol further martyrdoms The case is inescapable In this situation the most The task is of course at disasters in re ane scandalous role this affair British workers must be impossibility. The only thing to understand that will halt the attacks is that played by the leaders brought of the this Torv government is al KriTishabout move Shadow bring "peace" out industrial action by the ment spokesman to the six British troops are working class. Don Concannon has repeat- counties. But in offering a national edly both Sands аттаскес and the on Lesh pres tionary, sectarian six county focus for the plight of th orange unemployed, the March has Labour's DalL partisan" with the fools on. support of

OTULC

COLOSSIUE

Won Tae ation the Tories on young workers and militants Cathole minority Those fighting to drive throughout the labour move- Ireland. out the troops and establish A similar stance has been a basis on which the Irish Despite attempts by right Labour adopted oune people as a whole can deter wingers and the Communist leaders and-more or mess mine their own future Party to dilute : the anger of the TUC leader- penly -by deserve the full these workers by drawing in Better Life fo support of the British work churchmen

DO 1CT

1sa class. ments, the March will there- commitment to , British rule Step up the fight in every fore play • role in reinfor- in the six counties. branch Labour to the Tory union cing hostility The result of this collab- Party! policy of mass unemploy.

DOOU

oration is that even after 60 Sands' struggle be in vain!

ment. *Political status for Irish Such hostility needs to days or sands nunger strike those fighting for solidarity prisoners of war! be directed towards

CUL

*Troops out now! crete action to defend exist- on the Irish question in the strike jobs-through action, occupations and the fight for supporting blacking action. And it must be directed into the labour movement in the fight to organise unemployed, and build leadership prepared to fight bring down the lor government.

NEW COUP PENDING IN

Page 2

BOLIVIA?

Bolivia appears to be with the IMF, and re-negoti- the of ating Bolivia's crippling $3.8 on edge yet another coup. billion loreign debt Several days before the "arrests" US Colonels week two General Hugo Banzer (1971- arrived in Buenos HICs 8) finally broke openly with high inform Argentine the the crisis-ridden command -Garcia's principal supporters-tnat a new regime General Luis was theirs, and t that it as beng Garcia Meza. and the Argen- his pains Banzer was tines should stay out promptly placed under home

LIES

Colonel Alberto Natusch was Abject failure also locked uD Natusch and Banzer stand at the head of a grow- The cause of these com- ing plex and apparently contra movemen military apparatus to remove dictory developments lies in backed the abject failure Garcia who Is now the Garcia provide cocaine traffickers and virtually stable rule. nobody else This is not because it has Although desisted from Natusch was wheeled TV has unleashed repression-it Oul campaign deny planned coup and his arrest, it is no not only against the workers that of and peasants but also against secret number that and all its Colorad at dool Garcia's days are numbered Euros— out because and that both Banzer and been totally incapable working closely inter-capitalist Natusch are organising of with ine us state Deparl- prouuction. ment. basing. its strategy on the They boom in the cocaine market. are proposing trom all possib evian may

LUL OLI

reorganise the dictatorship, tv or cream because ou non-recognition, provide conditions the bulk of the capitalist re-establishing diplomatic class-both the relations Manazes or ure lauonalscu States, opening channels industry (70% of the econ-

SPANISH

CRACKDOWN

The Spanish Socialist Party last week voted in a bill parliament for which authorises the suspend government the freedom of speech freedom and assembly, and to to demonstrate, strike; police the gives search homes right to without a warrant, and for 72 to hold anyone hours without trial- along with many other restrictions on demo- SP leader Gonzales cratic rights. two amendments proposed The bill is designed by the Communist • ally regulate the decaranon wace woud nave permiticu of alarm, emergency trade union and political internal and siege the event of party meetings in ot emergency serous ulilik a slalk ormal functioning of demo and reduced The politicas cratic "any- role of the army chiefs of thing else related to public staff. order". those other The bill is put forward minimal points, Spain's main now as a direct concession to sold out workers' parties the

LAC

inel suD DorLer: HItO February hands of reaction. Lne * cus ittenr: = 330: ir 2 == Same attacks Rather it is to preempt a complete military takeover "constitu- introducing noraly Ine wme on democratic rights which artic var, d in bili an army i cular. LiC Are deces tich or a stats a declaration of a state of Euskadi, the amergency -===== dosure of the pro-ETA daily paper Egin. The Socialists voted for traditional omy) and the neo-colonial Cullipiduus ducks'-are on vor alien men sere tine They alignment it tine actatorship because they want democratic free- doms, but because they need Baner is the ideal person put this through-nobody doubt can his links with Wall Street and the Pentagon. Equally he noW. result or test prepared "to come in through the door. having previously entered by bloody coup window of August 1971) imperialists hope that of the une exponence months

SPST

nine stifled an appreciable sector of masses "Peace, slogan Dallel s VIder, woIk a de can challenge of the aged righthst against popula luciugue viciol 1a.

and the social democrat Hernan Siles Suazo

(UDP).

Won elections The UDP, readers may remember, won the elections last june. ll contalis lic The CP abstained amanent on me new resu ations, while the PSOE voted them, with the right wing government. Thus not only have these parties done nothing to pre- pare working class action ir the face of a grave danger of a new military coup and the venera deveroner ul lcdl tionary forces-but they have done the opposite have fought vigor- huty Gusy aemooust working class. They have made possible to strengthening forces of reac- to They have bowed before appointed Franco's monarch, King Juan Carlos.

And now they nave sue on taich to bs ose which the legisiation working class of some of the limited democratic very gains wrung from since une ucall Franco, Last week his ghost must nave sulta By Don Flint radical petty bourgeois last three years the effort to the military. group, the MIR, and the pro While it may temporarily

COLORAI

electer Without any government resulted in seven

MOSCO

allow doubt, having thrown in its presidents, three elections, doms that are essential with the US three successtul coups and a the strengthening of the the not labou

COLD

and th mention an economic crisis va ve and party. it has bourgeois dospect of tal of unprecedented propor- no bourgeois tions survival the oh Torry. backward state. For the working class and It is the task of the peasantry the electoral spell out this truth The limited potential for ists to 'democracy' in Bolivia under Ioda i a culat-sac paved dy

CHIC

…and time again waist the same capitalism can be assessed bourgeois liberalism time fighting from the fact that over the reformism and blocked by for the political indepen

ZIONISTS PROMPT

LEBANON

FLARE-UP

What lies behind the rapid escalation of bloody civil war which developing in has been Lebanon since 2 April? Fierce fighting has been raging between Israelis and Pales- forces and tinian further Norm narce between Syrian forces in the country the various right wing and para military Levallest gro These battles have largely been portrayed being Western between the • ran dooos u Lebanon and the so-called Christian forces supported In fact one of the major is possessed by There can be no doubt men representing constitents or the rital forces is the Falangist' organ- political pro quo with the Israelis to validas isation openly taking Mussol- reconcile them the new proportion of a smal and them Lebanese. France Doston. are uns will dimost model and operating contin- most important certainly include allowing direct to day ually are the so-called Arab Liber- them a much ? greater ability alliance with the Israelis.

Almy They are led by a racist the Syrians who have always It is important to point gangster the name of claimed political rights in the out that the state power in Sa'ad Haddad. area, and the fascist forces of Lebanon ever since the civil Behind the new outbreak LIlE war ol lyid• nas not redi of bloody conflict lies the Israelis. been in hands of the the malevolent influence of US An important new tactor Lebanes gover mend in the situation is the immin imperialism itself was The new strategy of the ence of the Israell Genera major by Carvel oul Reagan administration in the Election, now under power: area has been confirmed by 1920s; and continued only it some has as a result of the Middle East of US Secretary been assumed that the ultra• ment of israel in the 194Us Haig State reactionary as a commercial and trading Maidee arpes That her. of Begin will be replaced by centre for the Arab world.

The their the more traditional Zionists It reflected delicate balance OI Ine Labour salLy Christiat between the position of all the pro- The fighting in Lebanon and Muslim groups, which imperialist forces in the area, a part of the desperate struggle between Pales- an elec- supplying etforts to develop Darncuany tinians and Zionists brought and support to to ine point or cordose various semi-feudal state- doing it spor build support for the State power in Lebanon the Gulf and to

CUTS

his fascist Haddad and The various friends forces have continued their of Thatcher and Hai attacks on allies Palestinian amongst cres The is as haveral course in helicopters and gunboats == 4... iDE i of women,

"IU S:-

to heip. Tres conflicts have no and much else. effect the developme • ine prices American adminstration has further North. for this used them as an excuse to consol dvanced AWACS spy plane idate their hold in Christian' to Saudi Arabia. in the North, particul arcas of Zahle I nis move is not populai Beka'a valley with the Zionist regime in forces with where Syrian their many Israel American reported last Begin driving out Falangist bands.

ruling circles. SOCIALIST PRESS' Thursday 30 April 1981 challenge incestiny dass Sincer na reformism and dictatorship.

Current developments, though • from a lberal view Toronesyc

ITOM

revolutionary perspective simply change of tactic. withir the Whichever Natusch, General, will not be slow to demonstrate in practice Syrian troops in Beirut Meanwhile, by Begin hin •been received by Begin Israel on 23 April like some visiting nead or stale He is said have had to cordial dis- full, frank and , and to have agreed cussiolls what ineffective UN 'peace- keeping' force. have been Statements out of Israeli ruling circles which seem set to hot even Thus Moshe Arons, chair man of the Knesset (parlia ment) defence and . foreign relations committee : said on the state radio the : to Comes conclusion that the Syrians continuing with their Lebanon Israel is going to stop them"" attacks Even more significant by Major was a statement wenera bol uai Wulltillal der of the Israeli army in the Lebanese border area In a statement authorised for the army he release u "all-out callea 101 support for the Christian am controlled execution, timed to suit ts.

went that they conside the possibility final political solution in Lebanon taking over these indicate the next steps of Zionists, ther doubt that the will continue hood Des for a long time yet. with tinians and Lebanes ists is now essential here in Britain

Italy: Craxi courted by Tories and Stalinists

JO TOSTI-CLASS FIGHTER

SOCIALIST PRESS. Thursday. 30 April 1981 "I didn't get where I generate much interes that its leader, by leading a today entertain political party becoming major idea could Craxi Minister. Bettino The reason is simple. The justly say. Christian Democrats are now Craxi is leader of Italy's discredited too and accus Socialists, rule Italy alone. party, authority which get less than one third SI KulT LIt the of votes as number majority in Parliament either the Communist rarty the SP would nearly give or the unristan YELl Italy's Catholic Tories formed if they Yet at ine Socialist Party left coalition. conference which took place last weekend nearly Results every- anyone who was Ulle And the CP leaders are Italian politics was there high There was now very anxious indeed to powered delegation from the end their 33 year from government in order to party, Democratic the SP's leading show their increasingly radic- partels le the present coalition "centre alised rank and file that their compromise can policies vi CP there produce results. And irom ine This position as the much no less was. a ligure Inall the courted Enrico balance of Italian politics is General Secretary. It is a reflection of the much to Lasic ul extreme instability of Italian arrogantly ambitious Craxi, such small his way that sees it politics WilU party as the Socialists can supreme WOWCi With the premature death of Jo Tosti, some of the lowest paid and downtrodden most tions of the working class friend and have lost a fighter for dedicated their rights. organising His workin hotel and catering against trade to hang posses of TheiT super exploitation led him in the lull and which nave union typified trade leadership's attitude to these workers and their struggles.

The insight this provided into the overall nature of the which reformist bureaucracy dominates the workes lovement and the powerfu ink between the defenc • of basic rights and the fight for socialism controuted gical Jo Tosti to Jo being won to revol- politics and demanding defence, Trotskyism. statemént and union nition. Experienced Soon after (as what Was Crucial to this were his increasingly Twenty throughout the late 1970s ot workers such as at paid years spent with its long hours, Grunwicks industry similar demands) the Linton condit ans

DOOI

were habitual workers reliance on a of immigrant labour to Grosvenor nolel. lill imposition and Randolph, raCialalc had vomen pitifully wages, O W la las Out convinced nim necessity of trade ant in birminghai Forto empire Tras House organisation. combination of these conditions brought things to recognition

TGWU.

head in late 19/b al the Linton Lodge Hotel, Oxford.

No Tess here to tre the recruited History made been elected shop stew- and could have No one ard. dicted in November On November 16 he was would be May 4 the follow- sately an the one of the Lo ye strike end the before ottne men and women union mem- But when it did history Out Craxi, the them a also the CP a CP leader Berlinguer and SP leader Craxi , exclusion supreme as tallan premies have!). everyone It is also reflected in the neo-fascist MSI). three-way political line up at And the nart comercia The far-left or the Darly cavitals wants the SP to join a left with government fits from munists The less eit want government form consisting of tion this openly). national unity

AND TROTSKYIST

THE LODEL

by

DRAGON

THE

catering workers recognition. one would not The too was lakell vaun his own central against the Houses bringing together strike it blows

SITUCK

class union prevented had been made. The strikers rein- complete achieved recog- had reinstatement win. victory; those who wanleu parl including Jo Tosti as become an and union sight steward recognition. At Victory had Decl against seemingly for impossible ouus. a fight Homeless the Sheffield had been complementing The workers Oxtord and homeless lobbies and direct made sacken and from Lne evictio theatre-restaur- hotel accommodation: DUl sauviano -all three had maintained with never a demands. missed, a picket line for time &8Vi stake winter months. 5½ gruelling bury for HOuS Birmingham example self- Tosti's sacrifice and patient leader- official 'left' dented. Jack was amply strikers secretary. had io recognised pre- indiunity events can from that it seet before shortly ine Itta Linton settlill oftered against Management them all their demands with suppor This right faction, led by Craxi, has over 70% of the delegates to the conference as a precipitate wheeling and dealing somewhat ironic in view of the fact that the Italy's right wing opportunist Craxi (following Ramsay elections. Wilson MacDonald, Harold many ones) power with the support of the left. for the Unfortunately are not held Socialist: the! quite privately s their puttie pose large the two parties as Craxi inspires more con- than respect And he tempt all the "democratic" parties end that fa trom balancing belween

LITT

two big parties he is crushed between them and continue in a coalition with L calli for Bett nolding bartles- vill either the policies of the the nristian Demo government or the chaos of it (eventually t the actions But for the present Craxi though can still put the fear of death considered mnaecent to men into the other parties, espec- Lyons been has other at the LanCil Pat Lally looks at the contribution made struggle of hotel and •Jo Tosti in the their living improve to standards and conditions and win union the And, when exception -Jo Tosti saulle plunged into union status he reinstalcu battle for another marathon strikers voted unan- the central imously to stay out until he recognition London Garners Steakhouses bonus at the start of 1978, Jo Tosti Throughout the period of strike Jo alSO Was whose

TGWU

the ficht Multaills sur net sy 18 months only Trust micht of nearly 18 months only Forte acyt for it, too, to end in the three sold out by London Region and con- committees TGWU officials. dor inachina action by the Principle blacking action by of modesty Tosti's qualities Though, like Grunwick tenacit and these struggles were defeated belief in principle above withou neayy such been first despite eise remained failed blatant setbacks, against hotel etriker at the MeltO colaboldlivi pole, Claridges and the Park which had enders the imp ementa- Lane Grosvellul tion of policies necessary to industry iously difficult to organise dominated by the institu- tionalised poverty pay of the Direct action Wages counci ana sweet heart-style union agreements enforce them, finish, local, all too few prepared to stand regional and national bureau- crats knew they had been in o Tost di and ons. Tosti did: and those not him Utilising to their limit the who Commit mentin st leuse wind forget it. with aclull le The Hotel *A pamphlet, the blocking strikers' lessons for unionis- Strikes the THF workers ation', containing a record of rebuffed : Lodge ano the inton attempts by their leaders to strikes. foreward bi with a the disputes. still available Tosti,

TGWU

price 60p including Law had his from the 5277. London WIN 3XX. reputation Daaly Jones. general suffer hotel workers nccupying his Trans- oftice union Lage s fied ially the Christian Democrats the threatening to withdraw In his support from the totter world Italian turvy politics, if Forlani falls it and ing ronan governich general may not the sr is elec • De l too small to provide the next Prime Minister. It may be And there is nothing that too big . democralic The next Prime Minister politicians fear more than may have to come from the Republicar Party-or But as to Craxi's personal from no party at all. ambitions, his premiership will not be satis-

FRENCH

HOSPITAL

STRIKES

sate for the heavy nature of For four weeks now the work. staff in medical wards in (24 April) the hospitals have hospital administra- striking for tion will consider the strikers improvements in staffing claims, but even if they give they will their agreement complements. approval the of need unt Neurology Hospital a ind relevant civil service depart- the Neurologv Hospital ment, which is being presse since spread to hold the government major hospitals in the expenditure down effect main So tar the The division deen strike has beer between French trade unions reduce the number of ward are coming into play to limit beds in use, but strikers have the strike Ine Spread not threaten care action health 5: The CFDT, patients. According to them orientated federation there is a minimum Expon. the stalinist fed thr support expresser operation, similar to the level that might be available however says that it opposes at weekends. present form and has The strikers, who include ued to attack the CFDT over an important proportion non-unionised staff, express what it claims is its refusal to concern at the poor state of denounce Giscard's policy to reduce the health service the medical ward services in rejects this most of the city's hospitals.

The crui addition they put charge and promises to pub full reply Meanwhile forward three other claims lish a the divisions prevent for a standardisation unese staff mobilisatior suring medical and casualty services could pusneu in the city, for an additional against the entire forward and pay policy and Calle nealt! Giscard and Barre week's paid leave to compen-

/OLUTIONN

KERS

AFRICA

SOUTHERN

RE # Namibia South Africa Zimbabwe

NEW!

Socialist Press pamphlet on Southern Africa Price 60p (including postage) from WSL, B.M Box 5277, London WCIN 3XX

THE STEPNEY RENT

Page 4 In the East End of London the Communist Party acquired very strong reputation for its anti-fascist campaigning during the 1930s. Although some of the the claims has validity of by Joe been challenged act she there is no doubt that CP commanded enormous respect especially from the Jewish population of Stepney and its neigh- vourig boroughs. his book Our Flag Stays Red', Piratin, one of longest the eve Come Party MPs, who munit represented Stepney for several years even after the Second une WOrld War, makes it plain that the CP had reached something of a vialuau Ils antilasisu dolen ana vasocking tor a new issue for agitation order consolidate support in Last London Piratin's admission By there was little or no spon- taneous agitation privately tenants Hussain So few examples of Asian cinema Alre shown in major cinemas in Britain that the Gate Cinema (Brunswick Square, WC1) presenta- of The Blood of tion Hussain is very welcome. The film. by the Pakistani director Jamil Dehlavi, was shot mostly Pakistan finished only weeks before the power by the military dictator ivanual y enera la. The conception of the film, had a grimly proprieti qually HE Dour Sucha cont (of which there have been three Pakistan's short historv) and its aftermath The film's portrayal of cynicism and the corruption oi the military dictator and ine time servers around nim ist is sent chi lntly convie.

presented with subtlely Social elite film Essentially the the Pakistani about social chic rame man me masces who appear only coinciden- tallis main- and only full two are smooth ment, the other Hussam ind film) oI nero oi the comes o•bonenI the oppressive regime.

STRIKE

DEMAND

reen though condions y maintenance be carried out even though the landlords, and later as much were became more Tammat poor by the standards of the housing situation, with the time. calling rent reductions. and the These was narm callivalen local CP that initiated the directed against private land- the most of whom shared

ACTOR 1

begınning I0IUs, demanding that repairs and the jewish origins of thei

IN REVIEW

The Blood of By Henry Phillips scene when polițical demonstration into sen-laceraton Ine exac connection seems very con- fusing. Uneasy relation The film also becomes elements-a political drama on the coup and the dicta- of islamic mysucm ana rae ove re the English wife of Hussain's brother-coexist even tion with each other though editing (and indeed all technical ele- the are beautifully managed. Also the sexual themes Zia insufficient- of the film explored. He supports his peasants wife's confident and men- when they are driven off the double with dacious life lana ov une ammy anu ches and by fleeing with them to the senior military officer eventually massacred by. the mountains towards her and towards the peoplers Ine bromers read- The politics of the film tion to the discovery of his closely involved with islam. Hussain's and Hussain presented with the daughter (through childhood of peasant, an event in with religious which she has no say. mystic) as an inheritor of the All these illustrate acc or le son ol grandson the prophet women in modern Pakistan Mohamed himself but leave the watcher unsat- the Lylallely confused of a usurping Caliph. wnal Dellavi was attempung to say. Confusing They do show, however the richness of content Tha: tire aims ways what Is In man) present Islam as a interesting and moving film.

sive and purifying orce clear-though as in the final Unemployed protest in Stepney in 1938 tenants. There is no duubt that the Jewish factor played important role of Stepney the cycl Piratin plays down this ele- ment. Pickets and leafletting were organised outside the Well, we all have to make sacrifices. But spare a thought for poor old Superman all-American Krypton from scie appears to be one great hunk of guy. stocking beneath his an• ove tons even the merest hint of beneath his flashy red bulge But guy this tough flatten all tough guys can't what other blooded do American Doys are liu tild ought to be doing-"making SOCIALIST PRESS, Thursday 30 April 1981 Ernie Stubbins concludes his look at historic struggles by the working class on the question of rents synagogues patronised by support of the Stepney rent responsible for keeping the strikers they had an import- che landlords. and this mora Stepney Tenants Defence pressure had an effect espec- ant ally the League functioning ially on the smaller workers place his oleone in me second lords. Town Hall surprise would suggest that wile … obtainer • This is far from suggest- information the CP was following a con- unpushed ing that Stepney about the rent levels which policy ot agitation landlords were legall period wore acmevea in a Luousnout permitted to charge peacerul lasnion Delore worla War 2. it became clear was far from being the case battles that the current rents were were fought fact being charged at an *legally beih leval id at ay some blocks were quareer Ultra-left day by rent 24 nours a cases the CP and the Stepney strikers behind barbed wire Tenants Defence defences. League It can be imagined how were able the CP delighted ine nign point or ine raising struggle came stormed lice when work considerably and win ant strikes azals _LaDON and bailiffs wales read so ra councils during its ultra-left Piratin states phase, and then found itself Lantuale Mansions and arres.

a number of leading obliged find Ted woul never under. Out of the conflicts that it som strikers. sta not Spread the rent strike Within not into other hours • 10. had started when the line Illas. similar areas demonstration altered assem oled Pillalt rented housing. Perhaps he is outside Leman Street Police fact there was i some being Station conse. The demont of about disingenuous degree of spread 10,000 people. here. stepney agitation into othe areas, but it seems that this sulators unreatened a cenera rent strike of all tenants in effective where it Stepney in support of the There can be no doubt in was actively supported by arrested strikers. the The land place the that ine locar Birmingham and Stepney lords gave up and made the rent reductions which the strikes became strikers were demanding. able drain the resources of the CP, with for example

ALLOIO

unere industrial action mounted in three full time CP workers

MACHISMO AND

MONASTICISM

Terry Smith looks at Superman II indestructible Kent punched spring in an the Hollywood casing mouth by a redneck in a less tights-is not every girl's Hamburger foll cup of tea wynatever next! He ha been pushed beyond endur- me moves taster man tre speed of light: his muscular ance. Lois is left to make her torso crashes easily through oack to the orTice while Superman wanders Ine . touones outoines Superman for Lois would be North in search of his lost the "Wham Bang, macuisine Thankyou ma'am." finds and saTe sound-a phailic-shaped wworried. heconsults nis mother's wisdom (Super green crystal-and the world man's father the first film eventudly saved. but lor wa. Lois and superman there is no satisfaction to be found.

branco-wno cemanced less than 11% of the box Of course i never office takings for further have worked all and vva. Inose soni COom rushed to do the washing up, replaced di ine ratme. more economical Susannah York) would be like being orien and, Lois points Mummy upset hoped you'd never ask me

DOCTO

Inis, son. sne awkward. on call ly begins Meanwhile the unfortun- fact that for ate inhabitants of Metropolis Supermar machisto on v nave to clear the incompatible human debris after the punch-up-to- with love and family life. To win end all-punch-ups between Lois, supermar ana te evil duels renounce nIS superoower Trom krvoton ror them lire as is remarkably simple ane become as oretnar other handsome fifteen Clark Kent however must it" with women. stone movie star. grapple steel radial contrdule lions near as oav for me love On the sack "te on earin of Lois Lane-with whom he The tinal titles InIs Warks kent, daily per in his daily persona as well-filmed the on the Bravely, makes tale grimly cautionary rewarded by sacrifice-to be Daily Planet " not to be con declare to the audience

•TUCPO

wit Amen can Sack Coming soon. superman di Communist Party's Daily Lu one Wont as ben But next day things The films and the profits World) sour will keep coming-but he sooner has

DUL

that is no such luck tor super revealed nis rear loentty and DeCl man! lured Lois his angular to taken cover ov toree exiles little Superboys oillu pergins And there igloo at North from Superman's old planet plastic Superman Krypton--who Pole thar , lonely evenines du heat ong lIKe between Nels the igloo! problem Angels and Cosmic Cossacks For man- fif- And-perhaps worse-the of. tensile steel now far from Clark stone super

Healy's unholy alliance in New 'Fourth International' hits SOCIALIST PRESS, Thursday 30 April 1981 Dear Comrades With the worst recession ment in living memory not revival Ull d renal scare. Dermans heartwarming that sections Lite or Brian seften tins the left-in true energy TO? fighting the real enemy: other parts of the Left, that Nowhere is this more the I fear, case, than Lambeth mates Union

COUNCI

currently embroiled in an almighty row about whether it should detend the demo- cratic rights and status of its own duly elected officers.

background for this 1 11C

SOTTY

tales rig Lambeth Day Action, actively backed by the local

NUT

(Lam beth oranch Teachers Association). Rule 8 Under the NUT's dracon- Rule 8 against unofficial ian would

SUIKES-OIC

allal creall Ene 'unions' in Eastern Europe- the of officers suspended trom onlice lot a two-year Ironically, their employ- ers, the ILEA, have made no fact several Labour have expressed members April 13, wear conlauc Comrade Ernie Stubbins 5, 25 sed March) Socialist Press, That The the World Conference of the International Fourth nationa Committee should studied. This proposal must not fall on deaf ears can help all These Theses revolutionary varxist. face the tasks we Which share and now Britain-such as the follow- ing: How can we best relate developments the Labour Parties, without tali- ing into opportunism or sec The cadre of the Socialist Labour Group and o1 ine League for a workers Republic, contributed drafting Theses, con- CaHI collars of such experience. Responsibilities How can we help workers openings for agitation round the marches me relorist vulcal' crats have had to permit?

How. we best lead cân to fulfill its British Labour international the Polish working class?

shall best How aid material mO DISC the figh ar to bring doing fighting bring down the Junta in El Salvador?

There are some obstacies, which Comrade fears obstruct this may and I discussion, necessal y must do mv best to remove Lambeth Two of the sus- support. ones are Union 11auCS our ried- dent. Vanessa Wiseman, and an EC member, Hilary Given cucumstalines sisters These retained the backing of their back at critics LETTER them The Fourth International (International Committee never laid down interpretation oI Dal Liculal tne histore International as a "pre-con- for discussions. dition never claimed to "be' the reconstructed Fourth International. Proper account It has never claimed that the Bolshevik Fraction, the Tenden- cy or the urganising com- mittee the Reconstruc- Fourth the Inter- Lull national nave ocent, will be the "only" currents to fight revisionism. the Bulletin AS LO LOrd Group, one or ine conDon ents of the Socialist Labour gave some two accura position une burell uluu! published English, The which accused Politica Obrera the OCI leadership of being agents EnTe bourgeoisie, and the replies of the OCRFI. misfortune Comrade stubbins and olner comrades of the WS that, the comrades offered sell them this material, vehement opposition most members wilu later to go oit to thi sect who had Spartacist after minds made having listened only to "Poll tica Obrera". While we would not agree with every opinion expressed in this letter we reprint

LETTER

it here as an authoritative source of intor.

mation the the WRP to on moves unseat Lambeth Trades Council President and victimised (by the union) NUT mem- ber Vanessa Wiseman. with staunch opposition They succeeded at any on me wake !!: source тате. getting delegates supporting , the comrades elected to the EC

WRP

(Workers" Revolution- (for better ary Party). lack or aiternative can- case-nardened aldates). sectarians previously ran the old Lambeth • Trades Council, Representatives with credibility n ne area Formally, course, long overdue winding-up bs Trades Council delegates are the TUC in 1975 suposed lo speak and volt For couple of years as representatives of branch after this their apparat- of the political policy-not chiks continued to come may along in the hope of driving happen to be members of. away everybody After all what possible else their negative and hysterical value decisions laye against the vituperation unless thev reflect what atti iated branches are prepared unoeuevers LIuC Healyite word. to do? It is unfortunate that the likes of the WRP in Lambeth Re-affiliated use their influence not to promote any kind of frater- Recently, however, their nal debate or collaboration presence had diminished among ace union acums almost to nil. That was until in the area but to create a polarised situation altered from inside; 2) the the weekend prior TUC would clamp down on

'AGM,

evervthing but their tetish of

LIVO

wher it Comes is roundiy half-a-dozen branches not for several Councils) roundly heard of years Un 1) we had a strong denounced as some kind implication that the mono.

selves-and nominated three utnic and prominent WRP-ites for the No doubt this reflects the Wiseman s of the serried ranks controlled views of own branch members, Were it not that I have no USDAW member: • to EEIPU where wine It s sumlal had no wish to elect replace- wish make myself the London, whom they osten- Chapple decides who a local ment delegates, it might have for sibly represent branch can delegate to what target libei writ, The On 2) it's hard to imagin specious guments seemed oocal sumpiy put forward by WRPers for the TUC opt them as honorary coming down like men- bers and allow them thus to planned coup-designed excreme we c car

TOM

US IO

LIUC

maximise WRP impact at the from were 1) supporting sisters who were on their work for us Cally chailenge the Trud and Tu alonicy th with indeed

AGM

should not proposed, but the idea met their opponents. merna broccuures house of the hanged"--while Teal oistacle encied to no obstacle exists to full discussion of our curren tasks netween the Labour Group and the WSL Alan Bridges Moreno's explanation of the difference between scien- from comrade Bridges that comrade's contribution tit1c poltics and nistorica. scholasticism will repay tall was see will study, and for that out his knowledge. 1 full critique of the FI reason mme soclaust Lavoul Group is or the spe (IC)'s World Congress These I ne transcript the is being prepared and will shortly appear In Press The Theses took enren me a scussions dovul hesesonly fai what we have to do now. year to write: weeks to give us a len Struggle reply!

EDITOR

The Parity Committee worked to produce the econstruct the fourth Internatione!

Theses over a period of year. They review the whole experience of for the Fourth International Sipee 19 conTretape on 28 overne contrioulon ul Lora WSL certainly does present a Committee begin to listen to Copies of the documents problem method what it has to say for itself? records unese words and they are politically of 4f was handed the Theses great interest Criticised method of the World Conference as I "expelled" Lora in door. have

INU

UliC came No from No. 1 Now. 1979

OLKTI.

much of Comrade therefore not hac tried expel him. criticised the

INTERNATIONAL

method opportunily SLuu Quite the contrary Comrade Moreno's interven them in

DISCUSSION

walked out of our fairly convinced that Luld what he almost tions, 600 number of questions remain

BULLELIN

conterenct said in effect, as "Histor everyone else present appeal- Bunk" Moreno can, untresorved.. ing to him to stay tend tiss speak for himself ine ineses nave now. end that The Transitional Programme Course through however, been in Rut the tape of his closing the hands for in Today's Class Struggle pontica molcalluls speaker's over a remarks recorded These OI DUSILIUlI month. When may we expect words Obrera" The founding programmati to hear more precisely what We are not averse to dis- says today this comrade document of the Trotskyis questions Pill UlC cussion

OCRFI

"expelled mistoncal cues fairly convinced" are "un tions, but within the overall International Liaison Lora is either mis-informed resolved"? framework that the impor- consciously lying in order Committee Stubbins Comrade today to obstruct the discussion of tant aiscussiol • V1. appealed "an end to Available, price 80p record the present situation, on the sharp practice". I am remin- WOrK louds 1 1EC We this historical including postage, from exists on tape ana call be this checked. WSL, BM Box 5277 case. to well known to Trotskyists in takes place London WIN 3XX «scussul Is It really not tulie bla old days, that one "should fully intervene in it. critics of the Internationa Page 5 Healy which the NUT honchos are thoroughly out of order). that brought the wie within, The joker in the an ace of deposing our res- pected resident at the April was the support of mos communis members for their stance: an unholy alliance to beat all given Healy's apologies to Party members by the Ba'athist regime in Iraq.

This was mainly pushed for by long-time CP stalwart "rambling Easton clearly one of those who ha not yet adjusted to the 20th one ess the Moscow Trials were probably too lenient. Bro. caston enlivened the meeting • an outstandins display of • boorishness and the the

MOVE

ment, standing up and bawl heated no end anar when arrived find still in the chair, unready to be browbeaten Bossed around by a slip of a girl, worse still a Trot Easton gave us all a break by threatening to So to Len Murray

ULL.

go • in th ( TO morning to have us sorted out. After a debate of well an hour, it was agreed over bv 3 or 4 votes out oi a meeting of 50 to co-op Wiseman and Tarr as lif followed elsewhere For ce members). High jinks will continue, to bene WIRP's objectives of ..seem win it to Lam Dell a lu Council's previous 'No cut rates' policy-which • Knight et al have unfortunately abandoned them apologising for £11 million package; b) to use launch-pad for a model Com.

now embraced by the toy Council munity it appears. course were possible to genuinely con anti-Tory involving non- amance force: Moveme! such as black groups, tenants associations shopkeepers and religious groupings, that might a handy In practice, though, one like the Action' making a lot of nois but representing much bar themselves. Fraternally Martin Cook Treasurer, LTUC (in a personal capacity)

9 a80z

AO A O

ралош zindans wan sm Sapas T 247 sapip

CIAT

topuoT

TL8I

pue

Y IPTAT

07 270 $881

JON

этом A O Sobo pey

PIRTI

DUM "SATAS

90 3 10 x dụns

SEM

n t de pan

TONTON

748ug 10]

SAȚÁS

ПОТ СТАТАТ 17 3472

TAM 191 |

SapRIL Due

SINOU

SATON

pasATeIed SuyIoM 0l1? 247

JO ASN

se 8uo1 SuYIOM

TO TATIY

fOnED - u0D pey-IngI urper

ATTE

ospe patos pue

HRA C

ATTAD

sıy a4! Suoy aai Se TEp 1004-8 341

ATATIT

Duralal. Tatt.

MITD

H?ISNS 01

тепратри!

IMOORIO SOU

sassepp aU1 ( Sarps puremap siaxion jo parıes sen ımz co àz oz cuc pasod pou SuOn Jolel 170T IRIDIaS

TORDIPD

ETINC POU

SpIeMo1 MUSUy nITP passed pastine. 'ME) :8981 Beys

TROON

347 точат-елІотАо о uolu! puanand

TANIOM

STUe IO

NAUR-A

pazng pue

SLOIE

NIN

papuatte Jo unsant snodwod ayt

DE8T

stayea atnds окош sInoy

SEM

surede bANtADE ¡sapou seM

IEJ

HOHRI

' Kep

'PIIOM

uỊ uayn, pue 'papua

AYINM

mou-1a1

TI MOTO

aes tutp CA101 I0J UNiO S1! ea lI SnPul

SEZIN

рившар

SEM

puaixa pap .

YIION

TATI1O

,SaIBIS adara palle Sulsoilb

KO1PA0E

dố vố Sep Ino АTÍ100 |

ZO SIEYON

Creu! iep notlA

MON

047

•PHIOM

mo u balce 1eoa0 1119 1 pue dn aye sem inq VS] 10J

FOSI!

uoos pue-neje inense -Tensn a4 iq

TEA! SIȚ

sỊp u sayson apea fuar Isnu

AROCE

- Jenbpeay si! papaza uay.n sasodoid orad e oo sn l

ITTAO

utstape grad 000'00S

SIARION

Jo -do1s -тоз

SEM

ou H211 витрипом Bursua

A TA AA

STA A

XLDW

ALA SesO• bocolu dua имор, parla

SANIRS

an azey

POTATIRT

d nd d e!. nou-e orun o oo bàv ocs Sn Pinays

HOAP IO

code šố cc pursanats parladae Jo

TIPT

TONAns 1000 or uodn 0681

TOMANIO)

SATOM

TIPNAR TRO

onerey oyM

DEU

PAT I

pue ' 0471 ApneIe "иМо,, a47 SoseT 0681 saysep pue Suani

AN UT

TAM

pappe 10J 07

PAC

H8! S • v] sual

SOCIALIST PRESS, Thursday 30 April 1981 ss charactet of the stressed the "class the character which were seen as a way of "deepening class the No doubt recognising this aspect of the demonstrations te arts abor movemeni leaders persisted in abstain- ing from strike and action, with the German (together voted their May Day demonstration until the first Sunday after Mav 1. while ine rerorists to turn May Day attempted into simply a day of rest and and the most principled sec- tions of their leadership res vun to une pooranly to demonstrate the strength and independence the World War lay 1917: by 1918 May Day was a holiday in the first workers' state.

international working class.

to the 8-hour day demand Lenin 1896 international of May from Day Lay "International entet tor the st retersburg including Union Working Class Solidarity Liberation of Sartrage inst Working "Universal War" Lass. one

LITC

Cally Russian Marxist circles. Oppression": Coona ante "Free Political Prisoners".

2,000 copies were dis- In Russia it was the mass at 40 touted workers demonstrations factories. A month later russial wave textile strikes May broke with 1912-1n the VuL. sullie the massacre of strikers in goldfields-which May Day leaflet as a stimulus to action. nooncated there was a renewed upsurge Lenin saw Mav Dav as a in the working masses, recov- focus for "the irrepressible struggle for the political IrON that had followed the failed of Mocrato!

LILC

1905 revolution. people" , and "the class

TOT

development of the prolet- Like Lenin, Rosa Luxem- burg responded to May Day for socialisms, open strugele aila l inde- from the standpoint or New slogans were added pendent. Merlalulld expressions ine strengin of the working class. the But ond Inter- national after 1907 issued no further crections in redon May Its parties betrayed miserably working Clas

OUL-

imperialist break the world war in August 1914 May Day 193 Social Democrats Germany, France and else- against Callie strike acuon around workers should stay at work to defend Only the Bolsheviks Kussia and prmcpica within otner social held the the face of the jigns and hysteria

DOUT-

Internationalists At Zimmerwald (1915) ences of revolutionary inter- nationalists and other anti- war elements were held. and LenI struggitu slogan of turning the anabet - in which the parties of the Second ialist into civil war ¿ class by supporting their "own" capitalist govern- against capitalist rule under the Karl Lieb- of leadersnip knecht, huge May Day was staged in demonstration the height of the berlin a war in 1916. Socialist Party And

USA

the defied the American declaration of wal in 1917 to organise an anti protest-with a some 20,000 strong ir ceve ano unal Dravel vicious assault by police which one worker was killed But it was Lenin and the Bolsheviks who most dramatically decisively and politics of • VI tionary internationalism into events of 19 the the tumultuous practice overthrow ine Tsarism and the ectan ich. of bourgeois coali Lull in rebruary of that year was tollowed by comin's return to tussa en from Bolsheviks after ADrI Seize power those "Old Against Bolsheviks" - (like wished simply to seek reforms from the new capit- government, argued for the necessity home the struggle for seizure of power by the the working Class Day 1917 was to be the last May Day celebrated by the Russian working class and under capitalist rule formed a de of me strength the Bolsheviks triumphant the insurrection in October thai mashed the capitalist state the and established wore Is worKely slalt The victorious Bolshevik government made May Day holiday: OlliClai lessons of the learning the collapse Second International, it took immedle de cver tell midst demanens Page 7 ViE

LING LIVE THE 1L IN:

Lenin at First Congress Third Internatior Trotsky Members of the Left Opposition 1927 invading following steps are neces- Trotsky and the Left beon each stage Leon lish revolutionary Third the formation of the ition and later by the forces Revolutionary of International Left Inter- ist) Opposition It is on the basis of their interests or each countr Its the general interests of the struggle the hold nigh international proletarian of proletarian inter platform in explicit con the and nationalism Muellell thai parliamentary of the disfigured crippled the interests of the struggle of Second International and the proletarian masse the Stalinists who First and eventuall (Trotsky: Five Years took over Comintern', Vol 1, the Third

MISSOLYCL

pp21-22). Workers national that Socialist League bases its parasitic of a programme and perspective May bureaucracy headed by The Day today. Stalin within the iso- Joseph BOl- soviet workers state lated Heritage and ine bureaucracy s grow ing conservative grip on th apparatus of the Cominterr In fight recon

TOTI

lead both proletarian the struct the Trotskyist Fourt Was action with centre and Soviet CP and the Commun Internatona lit- Parties internationally abandoning the final points of this proposal "theory" 'The Second Internation- International bialsul. al workers paries union building one commitee. we said do ut country" was a rationalisa- which revolutionary heritage partick his national tion of own Marx Engels, Lenin were other in their activity."

chauvinis position and. liotsky, Ine

HIRE OUT COM

The Bolshevik leaders repudiation Lenin and of the Communist Trotsky's internationalist explain the reason lor this International, and the stance of fighting to further weakness: ang documents or le rourt "Under the influence of TevOlUTION ever International of 1938. bosses made up of necessary at the expense of the party From this standpoint we "own" revolution in your nuelectuas au May greet Day bureaucracy,

SOCHIS

country. Ings miltons concentrated attention workers and peasants in 'Peaceful coexistence' struggle against imperialism useful parliamentary activity and against Stalinist repres wiie! Was esselict And Stalin's search for SIon • a WOrld national and interna look torward lo ine bullaing tional or of a class charac- "peaceful coexist- lots or of mass revolutionary parties The organisations ence wild can d lead him to direct the Com- looked thei WUlACIN . to carry through the munist Parties - particularly asa means struggle after 1934-into increasingly 101 class struggle but as an en power and a world federa- in itself. parliamentarist tion of socialist states which politics-to the extent today Calling for the formation offers future mass

CPS

in Italy, where peace and prosperity as well as declaration goes on to stress Spain and franc vast majority of the human CPs that he lessons of the past otner smaller openly race repudiated the Leninist call the dictatorship of the for and the demanes present epoch powerfully oro lelanal anu By dictate to socialists from all brazenly reformist political course radical John Lister countries This bureaucratisation change

DONCY.

the USSR and polit- within putting forward appropriate for May Day. degeneration 1ca LIlt Spalls Comintern were both fought In the first instance the

Occupation the only answer to nursery Page 8 closures! Why did you take the step occupying Play Centre? Because the social Pauline: sur ces were closing Beal St. uown. we lei inere was a need for it to stay open.

Jill: Well, in like alva Highfields you need some- because were Tn1S take children for it in the area. What did you do when you occupied? Were were any problems? Till: A group of the parents ville i, a val a nocie i of Line desk the lady in charge. Mr. Rice, Director of Social Services the How do you run the canne OVer Toca policeman came pation since some of you checked the notice and went Jill: as Pauline says, away ayal. ne shu saved well for about an hour-then they had a all left quietly and that was rom Laur ulus all 1I0k about it. conds cove Pauline: We had a committee names down on the rota and meeting a bit later on when put in a few hours every discussed the rules of the wherever it's been possible.

We've had lots of support NO arugs alcohol, checked the legal from unemployed up who've and really helping it was quite quiet. the nursery classes. Have you had much The County Council have support? offered you the building succested vou rum a serien Pauline: We've had a lot of scheme. Do you think this is support from trade feasible? and other organisations and Jill: No, . not in an area like People ared and generally anybody who not have the money to run a cares for the under 5s.

LLK C

Lilis Even imposition of a "guillotine" Anwar Ditta pictured above, centre and to forestall further debate on reactionary cerenrate successful outcome her Bill and ensure its enactment struggle this year. against the Home other chlorer back into Britain, the threat women under threat include of racist immigration laws is Kaur picturea here on the right week Tory Leader of the House Begum (to Anwar's left). Commons the A campaign has also been COVENTRY's 300- MoNday sight. strong antiracist defence News the Saturday was quickly. soreac A no mobilised by of Tuesday night a YS meeting of 20 youth-mainly barricace. about and

ASH

BONNAR

Asians-oor tovemer to dis GANGARAN (Coventry NE cuss how to respond

LPYS)

told Socialist Press We all agreed on a con- they nad Taken The major presence sistenu anu initiative after the murder of at ine recinct every satur Fatnam Singh Gill. day. So we started by organ- ising for a rally the follow- "Barricade comrades got back ing Saturday.

"TOM

conference on but that wasn t enougn. Nursery BeaL St. PLAYCENTREZ OCCUPIED Bring your childrer, support to fight occu- own. There's a lot of unem- run. How did that go? ployment here. It's a multi- area. There's so far as self many problems in the area that we of support meet The net Socia running Services to do it. It's just not put their possible for us to do it or vul UWIL. ways in the area and dren to find the finance they ployment children indefinitely vast cost naven i got educational toys with none and also haven't got grassland to play on and manage to do that. around so Beal Street is What are ideal for them and then? Jill: They're The Daringed Socia See- WIll for some to take it over. Leicester Mercury just do of you to visit the Phoenix going to Nursery Nottingham see how a selt help nursery is see how LnCU launched defence of live. who less than a mile from Anwar together with her Ditta. She, on immigration. three children streatened with deportation after the solidarity with mange which break-up Islamic from Leeds never all immigration controls.

received the seal of approval Office. British Registry These campaigns high- How Coventry youth fought back We needed to get some sort gatherings murder the Precinct ideas to the Ised and possibly other areas of Labour Party City the Leanet were Turi support advertising meeting on It is a black self-defence to be held Party and

ANL

first even alle snow or strengen in ine clly Centre. They were distributed to the Asian community time.' lemoles. meetines ano onel HELEN FLACK of Leicester Campaign interviews Jill and Pauline, two parents, fighting to keep Beal Street Play Centre open. next? know. fund that nursery. Jill: oh, very interesting • As Have they got any help guaran from the Labour Party? Collies. doing very well. But they Jill: Well, if you can have a it on a tem- They have been guarantee promised that they will get went over, that don't think there's any some neip-now mucn nep. I don't know. possibility of them managin Did they support our occu- pation because Jill: Yes, fully, yes oi stati alone S TRev Ve I just don't see how they can If the County Council com- pletely refuse to reopen Bea yet. Street, they going to do will hoping that after the elections take place Press Le cavour connel are goins What they're do if they don't, I zust uon l know. 1 lust dont they are going to Gang Trevor Lock has moved house. and is the Lock policeman the WIlO was one NeDT when it was held under siege.

bours. Afterwards he became an official hero and his polic WOlk Chery

CONSECUOI

giving lectures. But there always was something little suspect light the vicious inequality, aboul our lie ine laintest question mark racist ana sexist oppression over his hero status one ted migration The ve baus Firstly although he had a men. • labour and well revower or um touchou movement mun moose u they. Even meeh virtualy.

such victims and fight for the repeal of everyone was foreign. he une molest muttered sometning 12001 lot being able to shoot on guerrillas who was floor with hi: man nanas no. who burst into the room hac locussed Treysh out Out the having bravely bullets into his back him.

self. Ane we aso took ou A decent pall was pulled Upper Stoke this hesitation ward meeting

OYCL

intimate course. one NO ever men Thursday night. We q01 tioned it. But there was this

TONS

mark about question shame that the Socialist Workers wiener vou can accora fiere help given status to someone who has not take up that Noteve cold bood. executed anybody. 2000 same vicour as Street co the oranch ot the mass Then again Trev was a bit party which they are forever and condemning as a waste of unny abour au unese recou tions. Kept going on about SOCIALIST PRESS. Thursday 30 April 1981

KEE

BEA

8ST.

OPEN

future Pauline: We'll the City Council and see it they cal Do you think there in ty 1S a Keep fight waY dont quit If not we'll chance keep fighting. (Howls of laughter) Jill: Well we're Shall we they're going Party now! want Jill: We take each day as it The honest answer is I think don't we just they're pass the 210 going hope we win in the end. buck If you are asking for the City What would you say to other Council to take it over, hav whose support from threatened with closure Labour councillors on the occupy city council? also parent Verbal send their kids to nurserie oi verbal subnort and put their names not committed waiting lists so that we make themselves to anything sure the social Services have We're hoping excuse them close so in the near down like Beal Street. going to do wanting to be a copper back in the middle of the night.

on the beat. Found it harde Anyway suddenly old harder to accept not there any more medals as they were poured Pushed him month unknown location and trans up old neigh ferred to the traffic police

WITH

will photographers hoping that nobody to piss off. Nothing obvious siege at his set o star of course. But suspect traffic lights. This proved a difficulty Of course on radio said that the Lock: Ine renneroe were the SAS. They were the had complained action men, playing ; Sherlock s and harassment the press Lock's said that their lives had bee ance tne siege. He the press cannot name SAS also muttered something They popular about the Lock childrer loved etc that having come under pressure at school you told everyone wno iney were they would be drilled Boldly and fearlessly the full of bullets Still that's the kind of Hero Trev hac SoOKe out. quit and to blame was. society wenem toony society as we know it today So all the frustrations of the reporter who need to Derry, everyday sapped extremists who have the professionals had to be our confidence in law anc policeman order who had every appearance o His children had beer into His car had beer beaten up. Squad (not with the word Statened PIG. His life had been made called because of their diplo- machs mistake misery wife confined he domestic revela. saying corner of our lives. our ted her co despite out There was not too much papers, despite the sualt to her complaints about ine press Fleet But then that is just another santantans who camped outside of the slight sus- house with notebooks picion about Trev. Never dic cameras case quite know which thought of anything to say bread had been greased.

LPYS Conference report By Androv MacDonal, Aylobury LPYS delegante

MILITANT OFFER ANYTHING

- EXCEPT ACTION

SOCIALISI PRESS, Thursday 30 April 1981 The Labour Party is growing in size and now has its highest individual membership since the Wal. Growing

LUU

LaDour rarty young social- ists. This year's annual LPYS conference was attended by ano vitora and there are now over 300 YS branches. Infact it active Lue cy ouno Socialist Conference 1964 when the organisation was very different from that Then the Socialist League (forerunner

WRP)

held claimed 29,000 at its mem bership peak. After bureaucratic Lite Cosme down o the ya ana the witch-huntin the

SLL

out of the Li abour Party tie mem bersip stumpea. 1970. when the Militant tendency first ma ority National Committee it had a pitiful 800 members. This has

IU W

aluWil lu an estimated 8.000 members today-but of course not all supporters of the Militant group. The 20th Annual Confer- ence of the LPYS held over left the Easter weekend in any mention special means of organising lington saw who change in the policies of the W Ulti Vil alc Coutil Young Socialists. wage ••oressed

DOLI

slaves' and 'slaves of slaver. Supporters Outraged Women's paign argued that the LPYS But as one delegate said, should organise

LPYS

"in the labour women's speak discuss these questions-Dut words teis was detentedi ogedo the things which Again, is evident many those the se Ys the

LPYS.

Ene correrence veause were was the fact that a debate on 'plunderwoman' selina va5 bure acratic- plastic bơi Thach ruled Thatcher cartoon Six Deen exaggerated anei this subiect suomitter and attack DOTToM some Thatcher purely sexual baiting incidents

"LYS

grounds. year's summer many rigntly caBut the Standing Orders young women took physical exception to this, and tore Committee revertneress them up! ruled it off the conference agenda while other subjects which fewer Typing error lesolutols had were Decl discussed At previous LPYS confer- The LPYS has yet to vote ences.

N TO

• „late co on homosexu- CND have been voted down.

The looked likely Was sharplv taken un. I1 wa me this year unti a miraculously by the most vile gay-baiting imaginable at a labour move- tee statement said ment conference. "nuclear war is not posed (Comments ilke

CONT SID-

port the opposition they re revealed a last minute typing just a bunch of queers" hoots of 'derision error (to uttered One the anc suporte). affiliate etition was organ- which

CND

was rapidly inserted! ised Many delegates were still Was unhappy at the LPYS leader visitors and presented to the ship's half-hearted atitude new LPYS National Commit- the anti-war calling for a proper dis and supported gay rights at this CUSSO on tive year's LPYS summer camp. 10 10г: no cruce 1 campaign quite no successor to Polaris; uni- obviously lateral nuclear disarmament;

LICCUS

Young British withdrawal Socialists alongside

NATO

altu challenge the Militant's to arms spending. But a National Commit- Dakaward views on drugs and sexuality, tee member her quite alien menes rom platorm revolutionary arguing against the compo- dubious on very composite resolution grounds. put forward all the demands particular she argued that Britain should not with- 101 e or omer maternity Leave, nurseries draw

NATO

(claiming abortion and equal pay-but It woulan t make any ditter The Sedi Angry youth march against the Tories, but need concrete policies we would agree. But these these positions and against The within recent events picoolitet emergenci resolution Brixton overall perspective from Weymouth LPYS and a

WEIC

contally political which is reformist from brougnt up at the conterence Coventry there Thus the first morning of NE calling anu respectiveLy 10] view that the rioting was not discussion on unemplovment compete and general economic policy and support to black self- Tace not Dul a the state authority which in saw correct defence groups. points its most direct form in South made about the attacks crate on working class saw a long list of Militant cabitansmi was agreed that there living standards supporters (ending with should when came to the leading Tont ment inquiry the events on how to fight represen- and not Scarman's proposed tative on the Labour Party

DUCK

TO C

conterenci one-man whitewash job. And rejected a call for

NEC)

vigourously and there out General Strike te scurrilously labour out the Tories' the Desu

SUDDOR

republican movement and in street commuiee. miscau d cal 101 a 24 nou] defence squads general strike". particular Bobby Sands MP anc massive police They argued the

DICYCUL

line (which they share Spending cuts arV with the Stalinists of the Supporters the Communist Party) of equat- tendency remained Again on the debates on firmly in control and did not Republican and the

1 UIV

DUDI

Unionists as "twin evils" even come close to losing a spending conference the Bobby The election of voted for a composite resolu Sine te Even so, despite the tion calling for "opposition Sands as MP took the wind Militant's compete v out or their cate as they bureaucratic and monolithic means" and no rent or rate epublican increases. malority a senacana cevou- tionary opposition the Provisionals) had " no work majority voted ing class support". against which of Barricade and Red would nave _committeo coe Pro-imperialist

LPYS

the num Der Ol prevent delegates Their objectively

DIO

them from making a substan- were vuLs policies tial impact of challenged by another emer- taking place cice sessions. oeme une on gency resolution congratula- consistent opposition apart delegat Bobby

LUI-

Dallas from the unprincipled , right urged some form of direc and calling for POW status anti-Trotskyist alliance action su it vers for republican prisoners.

one conference dele- the nationalis Leem avo Fringe meeting emergency ation of the the resolution ToP tu mono- pointed out fringe meeting government *When Scargill Arthur Saturdav evento organer committed socialist spoke this and said Doides. ympathy which had Urganiser) the fraterna speaker from Red ment conference Youth, (paper the Socialist Youth League cheer. with Socialis sympathy by Militant supporters But when Bobby Sands sed MP says he is prepared to die delegates and visitors and a should advance the in san The

CND

demands for democra- he so despere and implies slanders attracted the combinea of denounces him tisation the police. , Thel ODOS LOn

LUU

people the following presence in the are So despite Militant's anti- evening. should be withdrawn capitalist rhetoric on Ireland they stand on the same side Some of the Militant also in tendency's politics appear to favour Thatcher and offer formally correct the police and armed forces wing leacershup, pur Marxist positions with which The conference voted foi suing their bi-partisan policies of cringing support for Britain's military repres- sion And the Militant's own Irish newspaper Irish Monthly' had only one tiny article the hunger on strikes in 12 pages! Committee on Ireland, the only body / in fighting for Out held Iringe meeting during one o the lunch breaks but the against affiliating to this committee Militant's utter sectarian- me was demonstrater net the National opposition to suppori for the Rank and File Mob- ilising Committee which has a leading ano extenomo democratic reforms in the Labour Party during 1980/ Even while the LPYS will tion to the Committee, the the LPYS recommended

ODDOSI

that it gave to much credibility to it Later though, the on. tion increasing the LPYS Our policies Socialist Press pamphlet outlining programme of actior against the Tory offensive. Price includin * 3291. wS London WCIN 3XX age from 11m 11 laughable 30 years old. AS delegate ing against sarcastically commented "why not 40 50 Why bother atal»" youth organisation the final afternoor many visitors patience with ence finally resolution or Salvador was not taken pite repeated have it put on the agenda They platform where the NC wer sitting and stick attempted beneatl Dalvauu ooster them This was met with strong arm treatment from stew- ards and tabid denunciation.

from the platform: but again that man! •aIt unhappy with the way YS is run Now the task is to build an opposition and work for a will take a stana lor socialist interna- tionalism class struggle action and democracy in the labour movement

BRINC

THE TORRESI

ETHIS WINTER

Page 10

INDUSTRIAL NEWS

STUC demands concessions to Sands

DENIM

The STUC Congress in Rothesay passed emergency resolution

FACTORY

urging immediate government ensure the hunger strike the Maze prison in Northern Ireland ended and the life of Bobby Sands MP is saved Hugh Wyper Scottish of the TGWU. it secretary moving the resolution stated that the prisoners' demands Coline alla sup- orison work nad wide pi tam trade manon mive. trade union wider sections of see them Who He called 101 ulamunous Derry workers walk out in support of Bobby Sands for emergency

SIDDOTT

The resolution there should be no debate on had 130.000 and saw education, housing members in Northern Ireiand orner ques- Lilt tions be put aside and the that had anu il was now lume tnat une Questions to be of Bobby MP be trade union movement took Kitson on conflict in mention the ISSue Ireland the stake Haliolial cuestion anlu Edinburgh and District demand for boin ne and nuon wvoer the Trades Council and Stirling pointed out that the main withdrawal of troops. and District sufferers in any escalation of Trades Council, Despite this, , these state- the contlict would be ordin- wito were seconoite. waved ments

ITOI

their right to speak and the ary working people. of the luwu show the pres- passed by an the Alex Kitson stated that sure overwhelming majority election Sands as chairman of the Northern Ineland Study Group in DesDIte such an mDort. ån Mt al suo lo aclivisIs lo ant statement of support for Labour Party he the Labour Party and trade had visited Bobby mobilise Sands from to support lne Maze prison (Long kesh) and what had most struck the demands of political traut congress resolution went largely un- him was the youthfulness of statue withorawa ot kritich the troops bourgeois lic prisoniers. Most ol lnem for Irish people. The were under 30. Trade unions r e suc American He called for a confer- nan arler debate on Ireland Alex Kitson, deputy trade unionists at the STUC ence of trade unionists from is something which has to be suitlaly oulan ana relant to oscus.

IGwu. pointed out that the a solution to the differences bullt upon STUC sympathy for Palestinian cause from resolution une Dundee Trades Council was stated that the General Council had a great remitted the Io deal ot sympathy General Council after dis- une caesuran beoole. cussion had taken place. obvious sup- lhere was Success in mplementing port for the Palestinian cause depends all lese decisions tom oneress deresales on srass roow acuviy in ensuring trinue meeting That pressure Dundee MP brought ROsS well attended lead to action and not just =÷: e under the However Generai stay as paper resolutions Council asked that the resol- retugees organisations over the year mos not nave declared position on Pales- On the first day of the of Annual Conterence

TUC

the Scottish Rothesay last week, the General Council was con- fronted with sharp critic- isms of some aspects of its conduct over the last year. Fighting the cuts The STUC Congress passed a composite resol ution moved by NALGO called upon the General Council to "con vene a meeting of affilia- ted unions in the local and local authorities who are opposed to the govern- ment's policy of cutting local government expen- diture to agree deter- mined action to secure a reversal of government policy." Conference went on to pass unanimoously the resol- von move de an! District Trades Council call- ing on the General Council Ine Tocolusi Council of the Labour Party with a view to convening a conterence aiscus. a united response the on local government ana venei public services." Solidarity with Latin struggle Congress passed number of resolutions on Latin America. These gave support to the El Salvador Solidarity Cam- asked the Jalall paign against any govern- in support of ment action Salvadorean retie. for called sup- maximum port for the people Bolivia and Chile and demanding that the Tory government refuse al aid to the governments countries until such time as freedom and democracy are Istole. Resolutions also called for no manufacture transport of to Chile arms and the withdrawal of the British ambassador from Chile: a boycott of solidarity with the (hile: trude union movement Chile struggling to establish free and representative trade unOns ana suppore for la of the refuged STUC slammed for ditching jobless march his capacity Stirling dit vistrict lider Questioning the Council Minutes, he asked the leader- ship projecte march of unem- ployed youth from Glasgow to Perth, scheduled to cul- minale ma rany ourside Ine Tory Party Conference May 9, had been cancellec los blan wo weeks delore the STUC gathering. "Problems" Replying on behalf of the General Council Jimmy sibility ton ed tha ouf the sibility calling with the Yout Committee **reunistional problems was that the main TurUve evasion responsibility for calling off march which could have vitalicu new campaign against unemploy- in Scotland stands in sharp contrast with the plat.

about acclamations fighting a . possible 20% of the workforce being on the dole in the ana with the standing ova tion for the workers occupation at Lee Jeans. Refuted Bill Day, Secretary of Perth Irades Counci. wher this issue interviewed indignantly Milne's claim that "organisationa problems" were to blame. "The march was planned The Transitional Programme in Today's Class Struggle The founding pro- grammatic document of the Trotskyist International Liaison Committee Available. price 80p including postage from WSL BM Box 527?, London WOIN 3XX Name . . Address . Send to WSL. BM Box 5277, Lundon WC IN 3XX SOCIALIST PRESS Thursday 30 April 1981 prior to Xmas by the Youth the STUC that it should not Advisory Committee. Dougie pass close to the City Halls Harrison, on behalf of the will 1 natcnel be speaking. coriminee. came to perth lines for me the fach of don- Trades Council and asked us whole affair under- accomodation and food for 100 marchers vichon ol ine diul in light all: of unemployment was done br whole mind youth mia-rebruary never Sponsored gusted with the cynical way in which has beer handled. In ine meantime nothin emanated from

STUC

source oi dis- quiet was revealed at the first day of the went • conferenci marchers-oul when Koland Sheret, Secre spon- sored a marcher. Stirling TaT Council questioned the alt account given in the book of trades councils were ounet dioned the Cooperative lal concerning Ayrshire Marine SUNKe Construction the marcher: une rire Vlicer sala 11 30( Beware! was needed for emergency lighting the local Coop Sheret said that his trades go ahead and have that done council deprecated the way The local Railway r Club Secretary used agreed to provide food and The "organis- Teresament ational problems" were well workers involved in the dis pute at Hunterston and in hand. asked what was

HUW

Protest rally • of organisation what had on the site and happened to all the stewards Then less than two weeks and men who had lost thei ago, out of the blue, came a circular from the

STUC

calling it off Alter ine usual mixture of evasion and bluster, Milne The decision was said to stated, similar situa- be meeting of Dy a tion the future the Youth Advisory Com mittee but I know for a fact General Council will behave in exactly the same way tulat olly lour people were Trade unionists beware present, one Harrison -who could not Don't say you have not beer described as a youth warred

INOW

place or ine march, there is to be protest rally in Perth on Ma

MERSEYSIDE

9; but we have been told bi

FACTORY CLOSURES

SOCIALIST YOUTH

Leviano baroo maccan

LEAGUE

poro last de Pamphlet dor they can h

THEIR CRISIS-

OUR SOLUTION

32-page pamphlet outlining the policies of the SYL in the present crisis Price 30p including A WSL Pamanto postage Price 27p including From SYL, BM Box postage from WSI 5277, London BM Box 5277, Londor

WCIN 3XX

WC1V 6XX

JOIN

THE

WSLI

Please send me more details about the Workers Socialist League.

Right-wing carve-up at NUT conference 3,000 back Renfrew

LABOUR AGENT DEFENDS

UNION BUSTER MAXWELL

SOCIALIST PRESS Thursday 30 April 1981 The National Union of Teachers Conference ended on Thursday after an unprecedented event had occured-a speech in opposition to motion 73. That the best thanks for the Conference be given the President Mr. to Chambers Conduct of the chair able A delegate, Tony Clark, from the Rhondda Valley criticised President's open role eveery in une handling of the debate on an the Annual kepot. c me Executive. The burden that : AGM's amendment was that only to Divisional delegates and not to all NUT members the vast Hilally Divisions at the moment. Significant its sun hit the risents of limitation on the rights 10cdl associallulls especially significant for the Inner London Teachers its Association which since inception In 190l, has nda

AGM

all members. 1978 the were excluded from attend- ing the

AGM

rule a decision of change but by the then President informed the

ILTA

secre- that the members LalIes be allowed would

NO L

vote at the AGM. dispute has contin- ued since then. While addres- sing conference

ITOM

une rostrum on Wednesday Mr. Roy Porter, a delegate from CP Greenwich ana spoke to this displaying amendment, contemptuous Londontamatoes, using highly inflamatory sanderous languace. mob rule He spoke of and even went so far as to accuse the ILTA teachers of dancing to the ILTA AGM. Far from Mr calling Porter order, the Presi to dent allowed him _LO Con- tinue speaking and called conference to order! When attacks con- tinued a young, teacher, time delegate to conference could take no more. She called out, ignoring the President's warning and The seven week old strike at Pergamon Press Oxford, where

NUJ

members have been sacked for withdrawing their labour in pursuit of a claim covering wages, hours and other condi- of tions employment, continues in the face of Robert employer Maxwell's seeming deter- mination to remove the NUJ from Pergamon. Acquiescence wnat allows Maxwell to pursue this end with such apparent remains the acquiescence of one-dav strike in the eveni was ordered of an announcement of any Irom the conterence hall compulsory redundancies by In a disgraceful episode any authority. the conference And even threw out, Cine way did not even show a willing- recommendation to encour- ness to allow a speech to be age divisions and associ- against amend- Eite ment. Instead Campaign Social and the President Economic because to the same resolution included result amendment was Ine agreed by conference to teaches bandi The Executive pating the campaign informed conference day Divisional Secre- services and not lust cuts 1r taries would receiving Conference also failed to letters to "explain" what the pass tree name or rule change had that tney just agreed actually to,

COYCL

delion unfilled vacancies. meant. It was however a major How many delegates real- victory that ised at of voting that they Was two-thirds majority for the rights Canoete which executive motion their members? would have effectively Most alarmingly the Ine lelt in President. by various bureau the NUT (referred to in last cratic manoeuvres, prevented week's Socialist Press) voting on an By denying the executive excellent resolution on put une Enem racialism which among othe motion, conference preven- things called for the repeal ted the witch-hunt which the disband ent "Sus' law and the of the SPG, in line with TUC poliev This episode was the cul- of the succession mination of attacks made on the lett throughout the conference.

all, conference of the talled to carry Douces mar ne el ee de essential if the NUI 1s to ake up the fight against the ano ll the union is to resist The refusal of council redundancies among teachers. house tenants to pay the Those policies accepted recent iniquitous comerence on preservine increases in rents and educational standards rates is gaining momen- school are devoid of any throughout Strath- tum concrete acuon oroposals Conference, on an exec- especially in the clyde, commendation utive Renfrew District where rejected a call for a nationa!

3,000 are now people involved. of One political sane. ing political issues the expressed in the resonmon adopted by 230 tenants at a in the Glen- recent meeting burn estate in Paisley The maltin Constituenon the local Labour Party and the Paisley MP, Allan Adams, to back campaign. their Thev alsO sought support trade from branches shop and stewares committees allu rejested eato the Tenant- Federation of Tenants Associations urrallse a llas.

Chambers public demonstration rights with union and attack Umol leadership, manifesting itself impunity and that this is a of dispute in which the Labour the response

LU W

Party is already implicated • Party Brvar Labour Keen, to The resolute last Got the uxiora Cur decision to back the strike the last carried Oxford

CLP

called on all Labour Party members to do Not neutral a nev coma to secure une reinstatement of the sacked Answering enquiries trom Keen's statements to the the local Keen said that Maxwell-a press lly in the lace of that Committee member decision. Oxford CLP-'wasn't Someone should perhaps accountable" to the Labour draw this to his attention the "what he does at Car dis- ally next ume added Pergamon" that cusses the a lu threat to demo his opinion posed by Socialist _the 1200l cracy Part Release nevealed Press readers! revealed Keer Meanwhile as Oxford that ne was

MOT

issue-Maxwell helped right Labour buy his house! continue to him shield Maxwel been forthcom- this backing has elsewhere in the bout rarty memoers musi that Maxwell cannot insist 2 pour movenent executive wanted. Had the executive resolu- would impossible criticism be raised at local associa- on or a song evel Teachers Haringey Association tor all te cal conference on Democracy and the Fight against the Cuts Mistakes' They are seeking support for this from associations and down the country deplore the

INOT

leadership's role in whose teachers 'mistake' was to take serious union executive's about building alliance similar to that which brought into being the 1944 Education Act'. Another important devel- alistle mounting criticism present executive's inadequate policies tenants alongside the Labout and trade union movement in the area. Another strong point the establishment of tenants committees action protect those taking from any possible narass ment There is a growing gap between this forward mov ment of tenants in Glenburn and those in the Federation who lace sill restrict the development tak ing place Fearful of the implica- tions of the growth in the scope of the lacking confidence capacity of the working class to fight, they now seek the within "safe" channels. When the Glenburn stration on May i was land • 1 was laid stranon on before the Federation, Ron Rigby,

AUEW

convenor at the doomed Talbot plant moved against luls Illative Civil the servants librarv service. asked to con possible sider back le have in some cases action, already begun to implement a ban on oracling rergamon.

publications. Solidarity Corulue. within the NUJ itself But from the pen tonie or to life oF who hold the •eam lor due umonisin Pergamon-there only blacking implement action could UrU- Maxwell to his knees. Financial and needed by the strikers, messages support from Parties and trade bodies: -particularly in the print and publishing field Committee, Strike c/0 Union Street, Oxford. Page 11 Go all out for 15% The eighth week of This has struck a serious blow the civil service workers' campaign • al tne pay increasing numbers of strike will be marked by becoming more extensive by air and action irustrated at traffic controllers, action being cleve which is being sanctioned by the bureau- though the total number vali vall built to encourage an cracy of those out on selective The strike action will remain stand in opposition to the continually boasted in the present executive about the same (roughly media the high level of members co-ordination 3,000) as other sections aill caliticul

LOTS

organisation which nas gone will be instructed into the running of the was the union execu return to work. action so fai tive witch ak This is undoubtedly true, conference spoke against Two important meetings thening resolutions took place this week streThey out it has broducer a corres further emphasised the stale- pondingly stifling effect on opposed spontaneous action

ISOLATON

mate • war Irs been anower has made the average to develop. "on which caller

TOT

ree contraception facilities and First of all the union Tel detense abortion demand; bureaucrats agreed to meet walk-outs and weekly on gay ment of the strike rights and the setting wall Lord bodics. on their only points of contact Cabinet minister for the civil elected service. with the campaign. Now is the time to step and consisting The only concession up the action and go all out i discus- women Normer ofere wes The Executive sions on the cash limits for weakened the resolution on 1982 Thatcher knows that the offer which even civil servants are capable of education the right wing leadersnip the Council of Civil Service dealing her a crippling blow which the Unions was not able to grasp • used troops ment preserver of head teachers to to break the strikes. right at. Nothing less than an all- organise the curriculum and The second meeting was groups on arrange a full assembly of the nine response will bring her _ the

VUL

which place to her knees, and at the same union committees. the time give sentions of leads rightier lead to rather endorsing body than which mall resolution demanes rom dune rank argued for mixed ability and file escalate teaching. action rent strike arrogant representative of dead end politics, shaped by ruling class, engaged 11 teamse lucas or ocale coexistence with an aour attack on councu preceding motion housing, and in the midst of ruling class but through which was then accepted by strike reveals extending the scope of the the committee. abject, crawling attitude struggie anu orvaut within the trade unions and the basis support was an agreemeni towards une enemies or me in principle to have a mass working class that is truly public demonstration appalling the local Labour Party. of hearing future date but that was not Instead latter there une fixed. are those who are prepared Turned Feeding upon the hesita- the

AGM

were to openly align themselve tions of some in the Feder- Donald Dewar, addressed by with the struggle. Regional ation Councilor John McDowal committee. bookeyal has in ama seamed of te Kerr, , the Chairman. , and his Housing and a noted right- supporters have ashamed of the ing, winger. on Renfrew District the development in Renfrew- majority shite into me curcnes or uc Flabby councu wild Scotish Tenants Organisa- themery people who elected tion. The flabby nature of the The spineless nature of pursuing a It Is only by is further revealed b struggle along the lines indi mal doey was revealt al lu placed Annual Conference cated bv the Glenburn resol It e programme Renfrew on Saturday April before the conference, ution that the campaign will Charter hich even od'sts ans- have of main invited when the omits any and that the best which ever sneaker was to be Macon success mention of resisting council Rifkind, , Tory spokesman on elements in une working class house sales. movement in the area will be housing! The to principled socialist Rifkind rejected the invi forward for • was those engaged in the struggle tation with contempt. positions have even extended in Renfrewshire does not lie to such an in being drawn into these invitation Next

SUBSCRIBE

issue to Socialist The Workers Socialist League holding its 1S this annual conference • Con- coming weekend. Press Rates sequently we shall not be publishing next week to enable our

SOCIALIST

editorial staff to attend

PRESS

the conference Trial sub (UK). Our next issue wil Six issues.........$2.00 Longbridge: now sell-out therefore appear on

RIGGED INQUIRY'

Thursday 14 May. . £8.00 six months . £14.00 One year.

WON'T REINSTATE

THE EIGHT!

Europe: Six months. ...£9.00

TURKEY SOLIDARITY

CAMPAIGN

Rest of world: £10.00 Six months.. Information Bulletin available, free, from Write 1o: Socialist Press, BM TSC, 178 Oxford Rd., London WCIN 5277, BOx Manchester 14 900 Strike now to stop Edwardes!

3XX

TORIES CRUSH RIGHT

Published by Folrose Ltd for the Workers Socialist League, BM Box 5277, London WCIN 3XX. Printed by East End Offset Ltd. London E2 Fund If you have a bank account why not consider filling in the Standing Order form printed below.

Standing Order To (your bank). WITH five days to int Branch ... end of the month the April Please pay on • (date of Ist Brand cade en Fund stands Bank, Northampion To Cooperative No. leaving us with £293.85 still 08-90-73 the sum of £ to find. in Worde for credit to the account of the Workers Socialist League find in ye days, so rush Account number 5023090153 and make similar payments five days.

JUNI

your donation to us immed.

(state frequency) .. iately. And would you contribute on the (date). . until this order is cancelled in writing, charging such payments regularly, why • my/our the bankers order form numbered accoufl... today. Socialist Press Fund Signature. BM Box 5277 London WCIN 3XX vale.

TO MARCH

The blows and kicks several more put in hospital Irish march was only the as police attacked a demon- of Metropolitan second afiected in the support London by apart The, ban Police against pro-Bobby political status. the fascist march itself from Sands demonstrators look place. cavny Ill prepared have given the sharpest defended by police, outside the

GLC

limits. The ban possible lesson on the The demonstration had had to be challenged. of meaning state bans been lu prepared and lne bal "against the fascists'. As police lined both ends announced scarcely 48 hours Abstract theoretical earlier had cut the numbers OTte rona une demonstra tors poured through a garage 500. Don aven or bene to thin forecourt and began run transformed 'normal' circum- under physical attacks to attempt to march 100 yards they were cut off stances,

ALOUTI

through the police with such and surrounded. The demon- nat was what woulu Have strators then sat down in the happened Kilburn wrong. Saturday when 38 not road (a mistake) and police April 26 these welt trampled in. The circumstances. were arrestca anu Vote Mitterand in round 2 10 for Mitterand as the only neck-and-neck The party workers canetente finish of the first round for the of the French elections inevitable struggle for their has brought distinct demands walchever. canel. date is elected. Socialist possibility that

NEXT ISSUE

Party Francois leader Special feature on France Mitterand Mitterand might become next French Presi- the dent. Coventry anti- He polled 26% of the highest ever voles cast-unt achiever wins across expense of th largely at the the Stalinists of Lne collials! Party which plummeted to racist defence .3% vote-the lowest since 1936 Divisive campaign CP leader Marchais has police, press and community scandalously last conducted In Coventry and re ations onces co Das, Saturday night a major sectarian, off as an example of the lack divisive campaign -while was taken towards of discipline amongst youth. step Moscow made it clear the building of a genuine meeting of 1 ne lavours a Saturday self defence workers 300 people recognised 7 year term of office. against a growing number from the 6s, with his main the need to racist attacks perpe- protest votes, Dallist alfu offered Chirac, trated by the fascists and Wine Tival. the community their fringe. engers ane now likey to larow as 1o/o reformists of both the black the vote behind him of Satnam under labour leader- the second round. anu Singh Gill in the crowded ships. Coventry precinct on Satur- Turn out caused Massive presence April furious response la ne bacK community and the labour Arlette Laguiller of the Avolding the dangers building counter-attack on left Lutte Ouvriere this fascists in isolation, took a respectable 2.3% 60%000 aven oul- rage flack yothes in separ turned Multalls black anu votes Tor a canetcate regar- Lab se Pus and bund incidents. ded as a Trotskyist. schools build French must aays Delore uncle las the now turn out to vote on May the usual attempt by coolite Registered as a newspaper'at the Post Office, Signed articles do not necessarily represent the views of the Workers Socialist League Out of the 32 arrests at , about half happen- Kilburn, CUll frontation. The rest came as demonstrators were the in disorder to the retreatin tube station followed and tory thre (the! arrogant caught had been police raining blows on lit back ranks and arresting at random. March of sorts me demonstrators made their way in ones and twos Downing Street from where unev were oriven the Embankment 250 with about lined up, took place along the about embankment

IOT

mile before Quarie: police broke it up. A inher sise rests tere made these phases of the demonstration none or ine 4t have been section of charged under the ine ruone vruct Acl WIlLi deas witn ine sate bans al the charges are for obstruct- ing the highway or the police or Inreatening and usullig ehaviou Socialist Press has long argued against state bans on the fascists as being inevit- precinct on Saturday May 2 first building. class leadership in WOrKIng the working class comman ity that realises that it the independent only strength of the working class destroy the fascist. unar can and the bosses' system that spawns them *Build a labour mobilis- ation to drive the fascists off the streets of Coventry. *Build permanent defence for avainst attacks by the bosse: or their fascist henchmen in union branch, ward, school and college

HOW WA

organised -p.4

SOCIALIST

PRESS *

Police break up Saturday's demonstration demonstrators ably used against the lett severa The which the hospital. State bans enforced the ban on the will not stop MATi march ponticar status une ascists. niv une mool demonstrated the truth of isation of workers against that left the fascists will drive them in a way which Police rig New Cross inquest angry Armza Relatives of the 13 declared Ruddock, in whose house black youth who were the blaze occurred, and who killed in January's New gost wo or mer choren u Cross house fire are bear- the fire. Though her statement ing the brunt of brazen had been signed eleven days police harassment. inquest opened that it followed the death in • AS and crowds hospital daughter they, she filled the public gallery, were Yvonne and was waiting for her 22 vear old and searches by five coach son to die of his injuries loads of police. She emphatically denied Almost at once it became that in these circumstances clear he alves salemen! lawyers would need to fight battle police uphill against bravery police that the fire was caused by ance service. inside the house that time the police people and firemen were givin After an overnight delay what fol inemserves credit they succeeded having ¡ they did", she said police time as they gave unlu sucil But Armza Ruddock was evicence •enving men lt customary police privilege of not the only one to deny the to earlier witnesses' " truth of statements written listening down by the police, stall bills Morris refuted But the lawyers failed to a large amount of the four obtain copies of the state- ments allegedly given to the statements ne was alecel rela- Commando to the police H the victims' complained their tives. their accusations And immediately the wit Vollaviull nesses began to give evidence it became clear that the mair accused him of having an affair with Mrs Ruddock preoccupanon vi cue. Police One little child hours, was had been to browbeat them into making statements they custody did not agree with he stated Morris refused to answer down, and polist signed it" police wrote Turtne off the streets. The month-long ban in London is a major attack on workers menIs. ll must ot challenged. statements, which he said nad been piecea togetner D.

police after interviews last ing as long as three hours at a suicicil. "After you've been ques tioned for three hours it's not easy to read every word There are quite a few in lt would say are malcul ate whether I put my signa ture to it or not' Coroner Later Arthur Davies. called on thi one witness Andrew white Hastings-the guest at in • nouse oarty - had been held for question police for 16 hours ing by witnout Iood Meanwhile attempts have continued minimise the highly sugar/ garden gutted house The Coroner has declared than a "red herring" scientist police has the fir stated in turn thai could not have accident-while insisting that no firebomb could have been thrown through the window The nonest int deaths of 13 black youths i thus being , turned effectively trial the themselves and the survivor of that terrible fire.