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against the revolution in Nicaragua has begun in Britain. And it has bedfellows, ranging from the TÚC general council to millionaire James The TUC first. Two paragraphs in the general council's rebort to congress were (point 305). the huge social gains notched up since the overthrow of Somoza in July 1979? Not on your life.

The general ferent priorities. Instead bound to focus attention on allegations 'that the Nicaraguan government was using intimidation to eliminate all national trade union organisations except the CST which the government itself had established'.

IT'S A LIE.

So much is the Nicaraguan government trying to 'eliminate union organisations that on 21 April it announced that five trade tions would be represented on the new Council of State. representatives from these federations, only three were allotted to the CST which in any case was not established by the government but arose out of the Sandinista sprang up during the revolution.

Of the other five, felt duty other trade Out of a total of eight workers committees which ARCE two went to the the main proparty; one to the Stalinist-led CST, to the its leaders Free Labour Workers (CTN), the by Democratic curtwo unions that the the CST and by War on read? What an Sandinista leader BAYARDO ble later on. And so these worthies concluded that 'they should not associate themselves with war on and agreed that should not be commended to unions'. themselves The ans this no. The head think of the TUC's international department is one Michael Walsh. His last job was in Foreign Office. And when allegations against the CST had to be checked out, he told Anna Coote of the Now Statesman that he'd gone straight to the top: to the British government. annual prise.

dinner. Thatcher told assembled guests that she was delighted to come 'because it enables me to identify myself with innovation and enterGOLDSMITH the cold-blooded Council Gruscue Bayardo Arce defence of Now! publisher JAMES stand against popular pressure after the torture and by Somozists of an assistant in the literacy president explained that the best the revolution was