IMGpapers 1980–83

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1980–83

LABOUR LEADERS MUST ACT

Socialist Action (League for Socialist Action) Vol. 3, No. 10, October 1980 · p. 1 of the scan · 242 words

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particularly among young people"

ment as soon as possible"

These calls to action were made by none other than Len Murray, TUC General Secretary, and the Labour Shadow Cabinet. They were made in response to the growing jobless total that is fast approaching the catastrophe of the 'thirties.

It seems as if we are all set for a major campaign to halt the Tory offensive in its tracks and replace it with bold socialist policies.

ACTION There is only one problem. Those Bob Swart (Streatham CLP) "Emergency action must be taken to alleviate unemployment, We call upon the labour and trade union movement to work together to remove this pile of human misery and the Tory governcalls were not made yesterday or the day before. They were made last July. Just what have Murray and the labour leaders done since then to build the 'emergency' action they refer to?

Just what have they done to mobilise the labour movement in defence of jobs which are being axed at the rate of over 4,000 a week? The answer, of course, is nothing.

When Callaghan attended the TUC conference last month, the only cont on page 3 The Tories are going ahead with their nuclear madness. The Cruise missiles come out of US funds. Tory our movement. Last July's mass demonstration of over 20,000 - provoked a response from the lab- MADNESS Labour Parties, Young Socialists & trade union branches have play-

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