than working class residents if they go on strike. Tower Hamlet Council were unmoved as rubbish decomposed in the East End markets and even when they were locked out of their own offices.
New tactics have to be devised which overcome these weaknesses, as town hall workers will not be aet avoid out corior allons indefinitely. But do the Socialist Action supporters suggest that councils enter into this confrontation now against their own workers and with tenants looking on indifferently?
ALTERVATIVE We do not know how Socialist Action supporters in Lambeth can cam maracrease races al alternative to mobilising against the Tories. What about the 10,000 strong march through Lambeth last November organised by the council and for which they gave out thousands of leaflets?
Certainly, more can be done and certainly the council would buckle without constant pressure from council workers and Labour Parties - and other councils who also refuse to cut. Rate increases are not an alternative to fighting but a means of prolonging the fight and preparing for the situation where, if Hesaltine carries out his threat to penalise councils who overspend, rate increases will be pressure. As the time approached