IMGpapers 1980–83

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

Royton lends its support to March against Missiles

Socialist Challenge No. 165, 25 September 1980 · p. 14 of the scan · 262 words

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page 14 of the scan

•OVER 250 people from small of Royton, near Oldham against the Tories last Saturday.

Ine demonstration, called by Royton and Heywood Labour Party, was in protest al ene government's cuts scial services and its in. tention to spend millions on nuclear weapons.

Speakers at the rally after the march included MPs Dennis skinner and Stan Orme. But the most moving speech came from a disabled pensioner, Mrs Langley, ( who described how the Tories' cuts will lead to great personal suffering for her.

Stan Orme made an appeal for everyone present to join the March Against the Missiles on the eve of the Labur Parconference in Blackpool. All 50 tickets on a coach to take protesters trom Rovton to the march have now been sold. national coral national boycott work and the Derby depot, where Corby work 1S expected to The Corby depot has been affected by the closure of the steelworks, but it is still viable as a distribution park and the disastrous effect of the steel closure on the town DAY-care workers in the London borough of Ealing been on indefinate strike since last Friday.

Approximately workers are involed in the action, which has been made official by the National and. Local GovernOfficers tion.

Nurseries and daycentred for old and handicapped people are among the services hit.

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