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 · pp. 15-16 of the scan · 355 words

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

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page 15 of the scan

police complies attempted young aims break this the Guildhall be c/o Centre, threatened CHRIS PRYCE, London borough of Islington's housing committee and incredibly a member board of SHELTER, the housing charity - is threatening to evict hundreds of 'short-life occupants in the Islington area. The reason? Their refusal to pay a £3 a week council levy.

The short-life Isington Housing explain: 'We take to repair can't use them itsell every six months or f4.50 Pum home So in the hill . So why the hel should we pay the levy too?

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in the audience pro campaict campaigns using Labour chairperson of the Manv of these would not otherwise be housed by the council Moreover housing provides council with £50,000 in rates receive if thi houses were left empty gain can yar hat hundreds would ins outlet woe done.

Islington community housing have called demonstration against the council's action. HOSCINUIC Madra: raci N7. Som. Sat 16 Oct. March to picket town hall, 6-8pm, followed by benefit social Socialist Challenge Ann Pettifor, a shop steward in the Transport union, and berry beaumont of Holborn and St Pancras North CLP, put forward amendmer to the con sultative document on the women into the unions otherwise the fight within the party would never suc i nis Issue spilt tne con ference. Eventually the were carried amendments from Women ir Action supporters which stressed the need to strengthen the bour ears sec of the Labour Party them a campaigning orientation and linking then to organisations outside the party over common objectives.

Commit Civil LiberTerence on wet costv: discrimination in all areas of women's lives would mean: an end to segregation, for non-discriminatory lay•TiS. or bosuve measures legislation on abortion to determine their own li Denny Fitzpatrick, a Women in Action supporte the next Labour government to Vomen in Action su Women's ported ov several proposals for action La woman's right to but these were not

page 16 of the scan

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