IMGpapers 1980–83

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

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Socialist Challenge No. 168, 16 October 1980 · p. 2 of the scan · 227 words

The scan: sc-n168-oct-16-1980.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 2 of the scan

developing shore up their flagging support politica.

Party Chamber.

goverlnchl boosting Wing the ference.

Transport union leaders backed the But this would give a big boost to inflation unless a corresponding cut was made to public spending. On this front the Tories face a movement enine recalcitrant Labour councils. So the Tories have problems guaranteeing anything to the bosses to Thatcher will not give up easily. The cost of failure would not just be a crisis inside the Tory Party or an electoral defeat, but the creation of a crisis which could affect the sysiell The strengthen the House of Lords were not purely inspired by Benn's threat at the Labour conference to abolish the Upper The emergence of a left alternative to Callaghan at the Labour Party conference gives a new twist to the crisis of the Thatcher Despite Benn's opposition to the use of 'industrial muscle' against the Tory govern ment, this new mood favours the development of mass action against the government.

The development of such action could brcalls for a change of course to a crescendo, seriously weakening the government internally. Such a weakening would lay the basis for the collapse of the government under further blows from the working class. This is the meaning of the Tory Party con.

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aTGWUB say6

TORY POLICIES DESTROY PEACE, JOBS, FREEDÓM

← The crisis behind the Tory smilesGARDNER'S SHOW THE WAY →

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