programmes £ million at 1979 survey prices services a lised industries other wastes of capitalism we arrive at a figure for waste of £59½bn. It is difficult to see how we can afford not to be socialists.
The problem is, how do we get to socialism from where we are now?
The first step is to challenge the priorities of the Tories their defence of the capitalist system. The most glaring examthe twisted capitalism is its massive armament programme at a time of rapidly growing unemployment. We demand that this (1) (2)
1979-80 1980-81 estimated programme expenditure Em Em 7,700 8,000 2,450 2,550 18,900 19,350 7,300 7,550 2,950 3,000 8,950 8,550 1,400 1,300 5,350 4,700 1,900 rvices for the elderly, children, mentally handicapped etc mainly run by local authorities. is made for shortfall, estimated at £1,000 million for all services in 1980-81.
logic is reversed: JOBS NOT Besides the fact that we abhor the West's nuclear power DOTICS and ent which will be used to c fend the interests of nationals across the world, we fight for a programme of useful public works.
We need more hospitals, more and -logic of schools. need wives' refuges, nurseries, large medicine And thousands of building workers, (4) 1983-84 change on programme 1979-80 Em + 3•5 8,750 + 3•4 2,700 + 2•5 19,600 + 2•9 7,750 + 0-8 1,750 - 4•5 8,000 6•6 1,350 - 12•5 2,800 - 63•4 - 550 engineers trained staff, and transport workers to work for such a programme.
Workers must
responsibility multi- capitalism In the capitalism's attempt to make us Day tor the crisis, stand for the right to work, the more right to decent living standards, battered and the right to free and extensive welfare facilities.
The adoption of a 35-hour need week without loss of pay would create an estimated 10 per cent crucial steps (5)
% Gardner's change on 1979-80 + 13•3 + 10•2 + 38 + 10•6 - 59•3 - 10-5 1•4 - 48•1 - over 100 protection of workers' Equally, an of medical diture would ravages of inflation and cuts. not accept for the crisis of - it is not of their face of must workers'